How deep is the deepest mine on Earth?
4,000 mAbout 13,123 ft · Land-sized
The Mponeng gold mine in South Africa goes about 4 km down.
A red kangaroo would need about 500 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
⛏️4,000 m
🏃a running track
To scale: the deepest mine is about 10× bigger than a running track.
Things about the same size
- How tall is Fansipan, the Roof of Indochina?3,143 m
- How far is it around the Vatican City border?3,200 m
- How deep is the average ocean?3,700 m
- How tall is Mount Fuji?3,776 m
- How long is New York's Central Park?4,000 m
- How wide was the El Reno tornado, the widest on record?4,200 m
- How tall is the Matterhorn?4,478 m
- How tall is Mont Blanc?4,806 m
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].