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It's about 100 times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 4.02 leas.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 4.02 leas. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 131,000,000 leas, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The Oregon Trail
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The length of The Oregon Trail is about 47,700 leas.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 47,700 leas across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 48,300 leas.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 48,300 leas in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Mississippi River
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The length of The Mississippi River is about 51,480 leas.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 51,480 leas. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
It's about 150 times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 3.10 leas.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 3.10 leas 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
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The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 61,400 leas.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 61,400 leas long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as I-80
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The length of I-80 is about 63,402.60 leas.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 63,402.60 leas. A 820.210 leas stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 150 times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 2.520 leas.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 2.520 leas 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 150 times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 2.380 leas.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 2.380 leas 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 150 times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 2.31420 leas.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 2.31420 leas 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 200 times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 2.260 leas.
(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 2.260 leas. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
It's about 200 times as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 2.210 leas.
(fully Pebble Beach Golf Links) (Pebble Beach; Monterey, California) (from Blue Tee)
The seventeenth hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links is a par 3 measuring 2.210 leas from the blue tee. This hole was the site of professional golfer Jack Nicklaus' 1972 U.S. Open win, which included a 1-iron shot that bounced off the hole's flag and resulted in a birdie.
It's about 200 times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 2.160 leas.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 2.160 leas to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 1,310 leas to the northwest.
It's about 200 times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 2.09 leas.
(a.k.a. 中原大佛, a.k.a. 鲁山大佛, a.k.a. 魯山大佛) (Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China) (including base)
The tallest statue in the world, the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China stands at 2.09 leas tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao
It's about 200 times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 2.10 leas.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 2.10 leas. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
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