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How long is Mississippi?

Mississippi silhouette
3,730 kmlength

The Mississippi is 3,730 km long.

Enter your height to compare yourself with Mississippi.

  • 422× the mount everest (8.85 km)
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How to picture 3,730 km

Start from something you can see right now. Mississippi is about 422× mount everest. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.

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