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

  • is 1/40 of Height of Mt Washington, highest point in NE USA (1.917 km)...more
  • is 1/20 of Height of Tugela Falls in South Africa (948 m)...more
  • is 2/5 of Height of the tallest Coast Redwood tree (California, USA) (115.6 m)...more
  • is about as big as Height of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (47.5 m)...more
  • is 20 x Men's Olympic High Jump record (2.39 m)...more
  • is 40 x Length of a lightsaber in the Star Wars movies (1.19 m)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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