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Length of Greenland, North to South

Length of Greenland, North to South (2,660 km)

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Neat Ratios ...

Length of Greenland, North to South (2,660 km)

  • is 2 x Road distance from Land's End to John o' Groats (1,350 km)...more
  • is 5 x Distance from London to Edinburgh (535 km)...more
  • is 50 x Full length of Broadway (53 km)...more
  • is 10000 x Length of the Titanic (269 m)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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