Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship

Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship (47 m)

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If Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship (47 m) was a standard unit ...

  • Height of Mt Washington, highest point in NE USA (1.917 km)...more would be 40 x Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship
  • Height of Tugela Falls in South Africa (948 m)...more would be 20 x Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship
  • Height of the tallest Coast Redwood tree (California, USA) (115.6 m)...more would be 2.5 x Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship
  • Height of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (47.5 m)...more would be about as big as Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship
  • Men's Olympic High Jump record (2.39 m)...more would be 1/20 of Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship
  • Length of a lightsaber in the Star Wars movies (1.19 m)...more would be 1/40 of Height of the main mast of the Cutty Sark sailing ship

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