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The Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act 1846 was passed to formalise the gauge used on the island of Ireland to 5 feet 3 inches (1600mm). [ 3 ] [ 2 ] As of 2013 [update] the network totals over 2,730 km or 1,696 mi, 2,400 km or 1,491 mi in the Republic of Ireland [ 17 ] and 330 km or 205 mi in Northern Ireland .
Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.
The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one play in one game for the Kentucky Colonels as a publicity stunt in 1969. (The shortest signed ABA players were Jerry Dover and Monte Towe, both 5 feet 7 inches or 170 centimetres.)
The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...
175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) 161.9 cm (5 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 16+ (N= m:3,154 f:3,956) 100.0% [210] Measured: 2012 [5] United Kingdom – Scotland: 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 16+ (N= m:2,512 f:3,180) 100.0% [210] Measured: 2008 [211] United States: 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.09: All Americans ...
To put it in perspective, San Francisco has recorded only 0.13 inches of rain since Jan. 1, compared to its average of 3.9 inches for the month. Redding has only received 0.63 inches – just 10% ...
In the Greater Lake Tahoe area, forecasters expected 1 to 3 feet of snow at elevations 7,000 feet above sea level and higher, and 6 to 12 inches below that elevation. Read more: He's painted ...
Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges ranging from 2 ft (610 mm) to 6 ft (1,829 mm). As a general rule, southern railroads were built to one or another broad gauge, mostly 5 ft ( 1,524 mm ), while northern railroads that were not standard-gauge tended to be narrow-gauge.