SortStack #1441 — 2030-05-20

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A skateboard 79 cm

   The kicktail that makes tricks possible was a 1970s accident that turned skating into an aerial sport.

2. A London double-decker bus 10.9 m

   The classic Routemaster's open rear platform let passengers hop on and off between stops, a hallmark of old London.

3. Angel Falls, Venezuela 979 m

   The world's tallest waterfall is so high the water often atomises into mist before it ever reaches the ground.

4. The Millau Viaduct, France 2.5 km

   The tallest bridge in the world, its deck sometimes sits above the clouds that fill the valley below.

5. Mont Blanc, the Alps 4.8 km

   Its summit is buried under permanent ice so thick that the official height changes slightly with the snow each year.

6. The island of Manhattan (length) 21.5 km

   The entire island was famously bought from Native inhabitants in 1626 for goods worth a tiny sum.

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