SortStack #1364 — 2030-03-04
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- A blue whale 28 m
The largest animal ever known, its heart alone is the size of a small car and beats just a few times a minute.
- A tower of the Golden Gate Bridge 227 m
The bridge's 'International Orange' colour was chosen partly because it stays visible in San Francisco's thick fog.
- Mount Olympus, Greece 2.9 km
Mythical home of the Greek gods, its peak was not officially climbed by humans until 1913.
- The River Thames (length) 346 km
It was once so polluted that 1858's 'Great Stink' forced Parliament to finally build London's sewers.
- The Trans-Canada Highway (length) 7.8K km
One of the world's longest national roads, it stretches across six time zones from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- The Great Wall of China (total length) 21.2K km
Contrary to the popular myth, it cannot actually be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.