Blue whale
25 mLength
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Selected example3.2 mShoulder height
Selected example5 mHeight
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Selected example1.95 mLength
Selected example1.6 mShoulder height
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Selected example1.7 mHeight
Defined reference57 cmShoulder height
Selected example46 cmLength
Selected example8.5 cmLength
Selected example40 cmHeight
Selected example12 mLength
Selected example1.3 cmLength
Selected example10 cmWingspan
Selected example7 mmLength
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Selected example12.3 mLength
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Selected example12 mHeight
Selected example26 mLength
Selected example14 mLength
Selected example6 mWingspan
Selected example10.5 mWingspan
Selected example3.1 mShoulder height
Selected example15 mLength
Selected example4,878.8 kmDiameter
Published measurement12,103.6 kmDiameter
Published measurement12,742 kmDiameter
Published measurement6,779 kmDiameter
Published measurement139,822 kmDiameter
Published measurement116,464 kmDiameter
Published measurement50,724 kmDiameter
Published measurement49,244 kmDiameter
Published measurement3,474.8 kmDiameter
Published measurement3,642.98 kmDiameter
Published measurement3,121.6 kmDiameter
Published measurement5,262.4 kmDiameter
Published measurement4,820.6 kmDiameter
Published measurement5,149.52 kmDiameter
Published measurement2,705.2 kmDiameter
Published measurement2,376.6 kmDiameter
Published measurement939.4 kmDiameter
Published measurement1,212 kmDiameter
Published measurement19 cmLength
Selected example5.05 cmLength
Published measurement8.56 cmWidth
Published measurement29.7 cmHeight
Published measurement19 cmLength
Selected example2.426 cmDiameter
Published measurement30.2 cmDiameter
Selected example12 cmDiameter
Published measurement2.03 mHeight
Selected example1.52 mLength
Selected example1 mLength
Selected example15 cmHeight
Selected example15.6 cmLength
Published measurement3.18 cmLength
Published measurement5.7 cmWidth
Selected example30 cmHeight
Selected example12.2 cmHeight
Selected example1.75 mLength
Selected example22 cmDiameter
Selected example24 cmDiameter
Selected example6.7 cmDiameter
Selected example7.4 cmDiameter
Selected example4.27 cmDiameter
Selected example21.6 cmDiameter
Selected example3.05 mHeight
Published measurement7.32 mWidth
Published measurement23.77 mLength
Published measurement105 mLength
Published measurement50 mLength
Published measurement4.9 mLength
Selected example12 mLength
Selected example4.4 mHeight
Selected example12.192 mLength
Published measurement76.3 mLength
Published measurement269.1 mLength
Published measurement110.6 mHeight
Published measurement109 mWidth
Published measurement245 mLength
Published measurement400 mLength
Selected example138.75 mHeight
Published measurement330 mHeight
Published measurement96 mHeight
Published measurement56 mHeight
Published measurement169.046 mHeight
Published measurement443.2 mHeight
Published measurement828 mHeight
Published measurement508 mHeight
Published measurement541.3 mHeight
Published measurement553.33 mHeight
Published measurement184.4 mHeight
Published measurement192 mHeight
Published measurement50 mHeight
Published measurement135 mHeight
Published measurement2.737 kmLength
Published measurement92.99 mHeight
Published measurement38 mHeight
Published measurement65 cmLength
Selected example68.6 cmLength
Selected example451.9 mHeight
Published measurement1.65 mHeight
Defined reference9,984,670 km²Area
Published measurement8,081,867 km²Area
Published measurement8,515,767 km²Area
Published measurement7,692,024 km²Area
Published measurement2,724,902 km²Area
Published measurement2,381,741 km²Area
Published measurement2,345,410 km²Area
Published measurement2,166,086 km²Area
Published measurement1,964,375 km²Area
Published measurement1,910,931 km²Area
Published measurement1,630,848 km²Area
Published measurement1,564,116 km²Area
Published measurement1,285,216 km²Area
Published measurement1,221,037 km²Area
Published measurement1,141,748 km²Area
Published measurement923,768 km²Area
Published measurement756,102 km²Area
Published measurement587,041 km²Area
Published measurement551,500 km²Area
Published measurement506,008 km²Area
Published measurement438,574 km²Area
Published measurement357,581 km²Area
Published measurement338,491 km²Area
Published measurement312,679 km²Area
Published measurement302,068 km²Area
Published measurement268,107 km²Area
Published measurement242,495 km²Area
Published measurement109,884 km²Area
Published measurement103,000 km²Area
Published measurement69,825 km²Area
Published measurement1,477,953 km²Area
Published measurement695,662 km²Area
Published measurement423,967 km²Area
Published measurement323,807 km²Area
Published measurement83,878 km²Area
Published measurement41,291 km²Area
Published measurement42,938 km²Area
Published measurement825,229 km²Area
Published measurement799,380 km²Area
Published measurement582,000 km²Area
Published measurement65,610 km²Area
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