Birds · #365 biggest of 1,014
How big is the wandering albatross?
3.5 m
The wandering albatross measures 3.5 m. That's about 2.06 adult humans lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 3.5 meters, or about 11 feet.
- It's about 2.06 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 41 credit cards could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #365 by size.
Size comparison
How wandering albatross stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
American alligator
4 m
king cobra
4 m
Voyager probe
4 m
great white pelican
3.6 m
wandering albatross
3.5 m
sturgeon
3.5 m
Apollo command module
3.5 m
jousting lance
3.5 m
Deinonychus
3.4 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 48.6% of its height.
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