0.5 miles
804.7 mLength · definition
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0.5 miles
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804.7 mLength
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Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed in 2010.
828 mHeight
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The height of Burj Khalifa is about 1.03 times 0.5 miles.
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0.5 miles
Length: 804.7 m; definition.
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Burj Khalifa
Height: 828 m; specified.
Architectural height to the top of the spire, 828 m. It is useful to compare consistently stated heights, since roof, antenna and occupied-floor heights differ.
Guinness World Records — Burj Khalifa
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Burj Khalifa
828 mHeight · specified
Architectural height to the top of the spire, 828 m. It is useful to compare consistently stated heights, since roof, antenna and occupied-floor heights differ.
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- The height of Burj Khalifa is about 1.03 times 0.5 miles. The height of Burj Khalifa is approximately 2.9% greater than 0.5 miles.
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804.67 mmetres
2,640 ftfeet
5.3789 × 10⁻⁹ AUastronomical units
8.5054 × 10⁻¹⁴ lylight-years
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