SortStack #2120 — 2032-03-29

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A domestic cat (body length) 49 cm

   A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, letting it swivel them independently to pinpoint a sound's source.

2. The Brooklyn Bridge (total length) 1.8 km

   When it opened in 1883, a stampede fearing collapse killed twelve people; a circus later marched elephants across to prove its strength.

3. The Grand Canyon (length) 446 km

   The Colorado River carved it over millions of years, exposing rock layers nearly two billion years old at the bottom.

4. Great Britain, Land's End to John o' Groats 970 km

   The classic end-to-end journey covers roughly 1,400 kilometres by road, a favourite challenge for cyclists and walkers.

5. Norway (length) 1.8K km

   Stretched out, Norway is so long that its northern tip is closer to the North Pole than to its own southern coast.

6. The Amazon River (length) 6.4K km

   It discharges so much water that it freshens the Atlantic Ocean more than 100 kilometres out from its mouth.

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