How thick is Earth's continental crust on average?
35 kmAbout 21.75 miles · Land-sized
About 35 km, and up to about 70 km under big mountain ranges.
A red kangaroo would need about 4,400 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
🌍35 km
🌊the average ocean depth
To scale: continental crust is about 9.5× bigger than the average ocean depth.
Things about the same size
- How long is the Large Hadron Collider?26.7 km
- How wide is the English Channel at its narrowest?33.3 km
- How far did the Apollo 17 Moon buggy drive?35.7 km
- How high did Felix Baumgartner jump from?38.969 km
- How long is a marathon?42.195 km
- How far did the Mars rover Opportunity drive?45.16 km
- How long is the Channel Tunnel?50.45 km
- How long is an Olympic-distance triathlon?51.5 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@guessroo.com.