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It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 16,500 centimeters.
(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 16,500 centimeters. 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 five-and-a-half 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 16,200 centimeters.
(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 16,200 centimeters 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 five-and-a-half times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 15,800 centimeters.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 15,800 centimeters to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 9,600,000 centimeters to the northwest.
It's about six times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 15,300 centimeters.
(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 15,300 centimeters 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 six times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 15,000 centimeters.
(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 15,000 centimeters. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Mount Elbrus
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The height of Mount Elbrus is about 564,200 centimeters.
(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 564,200 centimeters 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 380,000 centimeters.
It's about one-fifth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
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The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 589,079 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 589,079 centimeters at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Mount Logan
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The height of Mount Logan is about 595,900 centimeters.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 596,000 centimeters. 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 one-tenth as tall as Denali
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The height of Denali is about 619,300 centimeters.
(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 619,300 centimeters 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 seven times as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 13,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 13,000 centimeters. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Las Vegas Strip
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The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 680,000 centimeters.
(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 680,000 centimeters 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 2,400,000,000 centimeters of neon light tubing.
It's about one-tenth as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 696,190 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 696,190 centimeters 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 520,000 centimeters high ridge.
It's about eight times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 10,972.80 centimeters.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 10,972.80 centimeters from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 914.40 centimeters farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 10,500 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 10,500 centimeters (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 10,500 centimeters, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about nine-and-a-half times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 9,600 centimeters.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 9,600 centimeters. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
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