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How long is 13 leas?

It's about as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 10 leas.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 10 leas in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 10 leas.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 10 leas in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 13 leas.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 13 leas in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 13.40 leas.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 13.40 leas. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 12.30 leas.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 12.30 leas in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 11.30 leas.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 11.30 leas to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 7.890 leas on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 3.90 leas on the 78th floor.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 10.50 leas.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 10.50 leas in total height. Although it sits just 574 leas from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about one-and-three-fifths times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 8.30 leas.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 8.30 leas to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 7.56410 leas.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 7.56410 leas tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 7.110 leas.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 7.110 leas to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 5.630 leas.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 6.730 leas.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 6.730 leas tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 6.480 leas above ground).
It's about half as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 26.1250 leas.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 26.1250 leas. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about two times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 6.1780 leas.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 6.1780 leas to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 1.5720 leas deep.
It's about half as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 27.50 leas.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 27.50 leas. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about two-fifths as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 30.660 leas.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 30.660 leas in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
 
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