WeighrooHow much plastic is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
88,185 tonsAbout 80,000 tonnes · Colossal
About 88,000 tons (80,000 tonnes), by a 2018 study.
That's about 940,000 big red kangaroos at about 190 lb (85 kg) each.
🌊88,185 tons
🗼the Space Needle
By weight: the Garbage Patch is about 9.2× heavier than the Space Needle.
Things about the same weight
- How much does the Gateway Arch weigh?43,222 tons
- How much did the Titanic weigh?57,662 tons
- How much steel is in the Sydney Harbour Bridge?58,202 tons
- How much does the USS Missouri weigh, fully loaded?64,441 tons
- How much does the Washington Monument weigh?81,119 tons
- How much does an aircraft carrier weigh?110,231 tons
- How much does the CN Tower weigh?129,974 tons
- How much lithium is mined in a year?198,416 tons
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