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List of motor yachts by length. M/Y Azzam, seen here in Cadiz, Spain, during the summer of 2020, is the world's longest luxury yacht. This list of motor yachts by length, is a table of the world's longest active superyachts, with an overall length of at least 75 metres (246 ft) and up. These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts ...
Tallest verified human in recorded history. Height. 8 ft 11.1 in (272.0 cm) Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois, a ...
Updated on August 6, 2012. Michael Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete, the holder of the long jump world record, and a two-time world champion as well as two-time Olympic silver medalist in the event. His world record of 8.95 m (29 ft in), set on August 30, 1991, has never been broken.
Aircraft altitudes for air traffic control and related purposes are measured in feet in the U.S. In fact, most of the world has used feet for aviation altitudes since the end of World War II (meters before 1945 in all European countries except the UK), with the notable exceptions of China, North Korea, and many former Soviet countries.
nautical units. ≈ 0.868 98 nmi [n 1] The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The statute mile was standardised between the ...
His father Agustí, a nurse administrator, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), and his mother Marisa, a medical doctor, was 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m). [11] When Gasol was born, his family was living in Cornellà , although he was born in Barcelona , at Sant Pau Hospital , [ 11 ] where both of his parents worked.
1 Paisa (पैसा) = 4 Daam (दाम) = 7.95 m 2 = 85.56 sq. ft. 1 Daam (दाम) = 1.99 m 2 = 21.39 sq. ft. The units of measurement of area of land depends on the part of the country where they are being used, with the Bigha-Katha-Dhur measurements common in the Terai region while the Ropani-Aana measurements are common in hilly and ...
He competed in a high jump meeting in December 1986, jumping a personal best of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m). His best jump while representing England had been 2.13 metres, achieved in May 1985 in Cambridge, Massachusetts .