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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The location marker posts are installed at 100-meter intervals. [131] The hectometre (SI symbol: hm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters (10 2 m). To compare different orders of magnitude this section lists lengths between 100 meters and 1,000 meters (1 kilometer).

  3. List of longest ships - Wikipedia

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    Size comparison between five of the longest ships of their type. The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft.

  4. List of large aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A size comparison of five of the largest aircraft: ... 52.27 yards (47.80 meters) 51.1787 tons: Pax: 100: Then longest, widest and heaviest Kalinin K-7: 11 Aug 1933:

  5. List of largest container ships - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of container ships with a capacity larger than 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).. Container ships have been built in increasingly larger sizes to take advantage of economies of scale and reduce expense as part of intermodal freight transport.

  6. 100 metres - Wikipedia

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    The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.

  7. List of longest wooden ships - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Over 100 meters (328 feet) 1.2 100–90 meters (328–295 feet) 1.3 89-80 meters ... twice the size of the original. 40–30 meters (128–98 feet) Length Beam Name

  8. List of tallest statues - Wikipedia

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    This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.

  9. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The base unit in the International System of Units (SI) is the meter, defined as "the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 ⁄ 299792458 seconds." [ 4 ] It is approximately equal to 1.0936 yd .