Nature · #120 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Grand Canyon (depth)?
1.86 km
The Grand Canyon (depth) measures 1.86 km. That's about 5.63 Eiffel Towers lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 1.86 km, or about 1.15 miles.
- It's about 1,092 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 5.63 Eiffel Towers could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 1,326 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #120 by size.
Size comparison
How Grand Canyon (depth) stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Golden Gate Bridge
2.737 km
Forth Bridge
2.529 km
Millau Viaduct
2.46 km
freight train
2 km
Grand Canyon (depth)
1.857 km
Brooklyn Bridge
1.825 km
Sydney Harbour Bridge
1.149 km
Angel Falls
979 m
Burj Khalifa
828 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 0.092% of its height.
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