SortStack #2337 — 2032-11-01

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A grain of table salt 0.5 mm

   Each crystal is a near-perfect cube because salt's atoms stack in a rigid cubic lattice.

2. A Boeing 737 airliner 34 m

   The 737 is the best-selling jet airliner in history, with one taking off somewhere on Earth every few seconds.

3. The Taj Mahal 73 m

   Its white marble appears to change colour through the day, glowing pink at dawn and golden under moonlight.

4. Mount Fuji, Japan 3.8 km

   Though it looks serene, Fuji is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707, dusting distant Tokyo with ash.

5. The island of Crete (length) 260 km

   Home to Europe's oldest known city, Crete's Minoan palaces had running water and flushing toilets 3,500 years ago.

6. 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.

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