Nature · #233 biggest of 1,014
How big is a glacier crevasse?
45 m
A glacier crevasse measures 45 m. That's about 3.75 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 45 meters, or about 148 feet.
- It's about 26 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 3.75 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 32 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #233 by size.
Size comparison
How glacier crevasse stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Arc de Triomphe
50 m
Olympic pool
50 m
Colosseum
48 m
Rialto Bridge
48 m
glacier crevasse
45 m
water tower
40 m
pine tree
40 m
typical highway overpass
40 m
Boeing 737
39 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 3.78% of its height.
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