SortStack #3044 — 2034-10-09

By size · Order from shortest to longest.

1. A roasted coffee bean 8.5 mm

   A coffee 'bean' is actually the seed of a cherry-like fruit that grows on shrubs near the equator.

2. A wooden utility pole 18.5 m

   Most are pressure-treated with preservatives so they can stand outdoors for 40 years or more without rotting.

3. A giant sequoia (tallest) 89 m

   These trees can live over 3,000 years, and their thick bark resists fire that clears competing plants away.

4. 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.

5. Mount Everest 8.8 km

   Its summit is made of marine limestone, lifted from an ancient seabed, so the top of the world was once underwater.

6. The Grand Canyon (rim-to-rim width) 29 km

   It is so wide that the cooler north rim and warmer south rim have noticeably different plants and wildlife.

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