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It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 112,000,000 inches.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 112,000,000 inches in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Oregon Trail
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The length of The Oregon Trail is about 137,000,000 inches.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 137,000,000 inches 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-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 139,000,000 inches.
(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 139,000,000 inches 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-three-hundred-thousandth as long as The Mississippi River
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The length of The Mississippi River is about 148,300,000 inches.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 148,300,000 inches. 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 one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth 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 177,000,000 inches.
(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 177,000,000 inches 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-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as I-80
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The length of I-80 is about 182,600,000 inches.
(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 182,600,000 inches. A 2,362,200 inches 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 one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 246,400,000 inches.
(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) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 246,400,000 inches. 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 one-five-hundred-thousandth as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 253,400,000 inches.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 253,400,000 inches. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about one-six-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 348,000,000 inches.
(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 348,000,000 inches. 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 one-nine-hundred-fifty-thousandth as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 502,215,480 inches.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 502,215,470 inches 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 4,118,400 inches.
It's about 2,000,000 times as long as a Red Blood Cell
The length of a Red Blood Cell is about 0.0003 inches.
(a.k.a. RBCs, a.k.a. haematids, a.k.a. erythrocyte, a.k.a. erythroid cells, a.k.a. red blood corpuscles)
An average Red Blood Cell measures 7.5 µm (micrometers) in diameter. An average human has 20 - 30 trillion red blood cells in their body and each cell completes a circulatory lap in about 20 seconds.
It's about 2,000,000 times as long as a Cell's Nucleus
The length of a Cell's Nucleus is about 0.00024 inches.
(for animal cell)
The nucleus of an animal cell measures an average of 0.00024 inches. The nucleus is the largest organelle in these cells, accounting for about 10% of the cell's total volume.
It's about 0.0000004 times as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 1,577,756,500 inches.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 1,577,756,500 inches. The first airplane trip around the circumference of the Earth (with a few stops along the way), was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, and took 175 days.
It's about 6,500,000 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.0000790 inches.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0000790 inches in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
It's about 7,000,000 times as long as a Mitochondrion
The length of a Mitochondrion is about 0.0000740 inches.
(Eukaryotic; average)
A mitochondrion measures between 0.75 and 3 micrometers (µm). The mitochondrion is commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for the generation of ATP. The size, shape, and distribution of mitochondria varies widely, with human liver cells each having 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria.
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