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How long is 2,243,000,000 microns?

It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 900,100,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 900,100,000 microns in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Mount Elbrus
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The height of Mount Elbrus is about 5,642,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 5,642,000,000 microns at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 3,800,000,000 microns.
It's about two-fifths as tall as a Kilimanjaro
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The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 5,890,790,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 5,890,790,000 microns at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Mount Logan
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The height of Mount Logan is about 5,959,000,000 microns.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 5,960,000,000 microns. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 828,000,000 microns.
(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 828,000,000 microns to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 577,000,000 microns on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 285,000,000 microns on the 78th floor.
It's about one-third as tall as Denali
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The height of Denali is about 6,193,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 6,193,000,000 microns above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about three times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 771,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 771,000,000 microns in total height. Although it sits just 42,000,000,000 microns 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-third as long as The Las Vegas Strip
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The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 6,800,000,000 microns.
(Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada).
Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 6,800,000,000 microns along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 24,000,000,000,000 microns of neon light tubing.
It's about one-third as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 6,961,900,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 6,961,900,000 microns height at its peak. Although there is no definitive evidence that members of the indigenous Inca civilization ever reached the peak the mountain, numerous archeological sites have been found on the slopes of the mountain, including a naturally-embalmed Incan mummy was discovered on a 5,200,000,000 microns high ridge.
It's about three-tenths as long as Calangute Beach
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The length of Calangute Beach is about 7,000,000,000 microns.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 610,000,000 microns.
(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 610,000,000 microns 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-fourth as tall as Mount Everest
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The height of Mount Everest is about 8,848,860,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth)
Mount Everest rises 8,848,860,000 microns above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 4,000 microns and shifting it to the northeast by 4,500 microns each year.
It's about four times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 553,330,000 microns.
(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 553,330,000 microns 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-fourth as tall as a Mauna Loa
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The height of a Mauna Loa is about 9,168,000,000 microns.
(Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor)
Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 9,200,000,000 microns above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 520,000,000 microns.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 520,000,000 microns 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 412,000,000 microns.
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