SortStack #2841 — 2034-03-20
By size · Order from shortest to longest.
- The International Space Station 109 m
Orbiting Earth roughly every 90 minutes, its crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza 139 m
It was the tallest human-made structure on Earth for nearly 3,800 years until medieval cathedrals surpassed it.
- Lake Geneva (length) 73 km
Shared by Switzerland and France, its waters take over a decade to fully cycle through and renew.
- The Panama Canal 85 km
Ships are lifted 26 metres above sea level by locks, then lowered again, crossing a continent without touching the ocean between.
- The Trans-Siberian Railway (length) 9.3K km
The longest railway on Earth, a single trip from Moscow to Vladivostok takes about seven days without stopping.
- 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.