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The longest continuous north–south distance on land is 7,590 km (4,720 mi) along the meridian 99°1'30"E, from the northern tip of Siberia in the Russian Federation ( 76°13′6″N 99°1′30″E. / 76.21833°N 99.02500°E / 76.21833; 99.02500. ), through Mongolia, China, and Myanmar, to a point on the south coast of Thailand ( 7°53 ...
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, [1] about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Aconcagua is the highest peak, at about 6,962 m (22,841 ft).
Because of the equatorial bulge, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Andes is the point on the Earth that is farthest from the centre, and is 2,168 m (7,113 ft) farther from the Earth's centre than the summit of Everest. The second-farthest summit, Huascarán (also in the Andes), is only about 10 metres closer to the Earth's centre.
The ground-based long-distance observations cover the Earth 's landscape and natural surface features (e.g. mountains, depressions, rock formations, vegetation ), as well as manmade structures firmly associated with the Earth's surface (e.g. buildings, bridges, roads) that are located farther than the usual naked-eye distance from an observer.
A Walk of the People – A Pilgrimage for Life. Length: 7,000 miles (11,000 km) Date: March 1984 – November 1985. Miles walked per month: 368 miles (592 km) Details: A Walk of the People – A Pilgrimage for Life called for an end to the Cold War with better relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support. Note: There is no standard way to measure the total length of a bridge. Some bridges are measured from the beginning of the entrance ramp ...
20 April 1969 (age 55) Salzburg, Austria. Other names. B.A.S.E. 502 – Fearless Felix. Website. felixbaumgartner .com. Felix Baumgartner ( German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. [1] He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on ...
Longest metro/rapid transit circular line. Railway Twin Tube. Gotthard Base Tunnel. Central Swiss Alps, Switzerland. 57,104 m (35.483 mi) and 57,017 m (35.429 mi) 2016. Longest conventional railway tunnel. It is also the world's longest transit tunnel by geodetic distance; 55.782 km (34.661 mi) between the two portals. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi ...