SortStack #2869 — 2034-04-17

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A grain of rice 7 mm

   Rice feeds more than half the planet, and a single plant can yield thousands of these grains.

2. A great white shark 5.2 m

   Great whites can detect a single drop of blood diluted in 100 litres of water from hundreds of metres away.

3. Aconcagua, Argentina 7 km

   The highest peak outside Asia, it can be hiked to the summit without ropes, yet thin air still kills climbers.

4. The River Rhine (length) 1.2K km

   It has been a vital trade highway since Roman times, still carrying more cargo than any other river in Europe.

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 Yellow River, China (length) 5.5K km

   Nicknamed 'China's Sorrow', its devastating floods have killed more people than perhaps any other natural feature.

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