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How long is 43.8 nautical miles?

It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 4,780 nautical miles.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 4,780 nautical miles. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 150 times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.330 nautical miles.
(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 0.330 nautical miles 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 150 times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.298770 nautical miles.
(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 0.298770 nautical miles 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 150 times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 0.2810 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 0.2810 nautical miles 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 0.2220 nautical miles.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 6,887.83650 nautical miles.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 6,887.83640 nautical miles at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 56.4834560 nautical miles.
It's about 150 times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.2660 nautical miles.
(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 0.2660 nautical miles 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 0.2560 nautical miles above ground).
It's about 200 times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.2440 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.2440 nautical miles 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 0.0621 nautical miles deep.
It's about 200 times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.205730 nautical miles.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.205730 nautical miles to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about 250 times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.1750 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.1750 nautical miles tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 0.02 nautical miles or less.
It's about 300 times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.1590 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.1590 nautical miles. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 5,180,000 nautical miles, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about 350 times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.1230 nautical miles.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.1230 nautical miles above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about 450 times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.0994 nautical miles.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.0994 nautical miles tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about 450 times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.094 nautical miles.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.094 nautical miles to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about 500 times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 0.091409 nautical miles.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 0.091409 nautical miles tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about 500 times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 0.0891 nautical miles.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 0.0891 nautical miles. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
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