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It's about one-seventy-fifth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 65,354 barleycorns.
(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 65,354 barleycorns 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-eighty-fifth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 72,000 barleycorns.
(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 72,000 barleycorns 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-one-hundredth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 91,100 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 91,100 barleycorns in total height. Although it sits just 4,960,000 barleycorns 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-one-hundredth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 97,800 barleycorns.
(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 97,800 barleycorns to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 68,100 barleycorns on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 33,700 barleycorns on the 78th floor.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 106,300 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 106,300 barleycorns in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 100,000 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 100,000 barleycorns 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 100,000 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 100,000 barleycorns in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 112,000 barleycorns.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 112,000 barleycorns in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 116,000 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 116,000 barleycorns. 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 150 times as tall as a Golf Tee
The height of a Golf Tee is about 6.40 barleycorns.
The most common golf tee size and the length preferred for iron and most wood clubs is 6.40 barleycorns tall. The tee did not come into common use until it was promoted by professional golfers Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, as part of a marketing effort by the patent-holder of the well-known, "Reddy Tee."
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 225,720 barleycorns.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 225,720 barleycorns. 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 one-two-hundred-fiftieth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 237,600 barleycorns.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 237,600 barleycorns. 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 one-three-hundredth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 264,900 barleycorns.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 264,900 barleycorns 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.
It's about one-three-hundredth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 285,120 barleycorns.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 285,120 barleycorns. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 8,928 barleycorns
It's about one-three-hundred-fiftieth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 292,800 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 292,800 barleycorns in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 10,800 barleycorns and 14,360 barleycorns) in the world, having a height of 11,460 barleycorns.
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