Conversion:
To convert 424.2 kilometers to centimeters, you multiply by 100,000 (since there are 100,000 centimeters in a kilometer):
424.2 kilometers × 100,000 = 42,420,000 centimeters
Examples of similar lengths:
- Great Wall of China: The length of the entire Great Wall of China is approximately 21,196 kilometers, which would be 2,119,600,000 centimeters.
- Trans-Siberian Railway: The Trans-Siberian Railway is about 9,289 kilometers long, equal to 928,900,000 centimeters.
- Amazon River: The Amazon River is around 7,000 kilometers long, which converts to 700,000,000 centimeters.
- Diameter of the Moon: The Moon’s diameter is about 3,474 kilometers, or 347,400,000 centimeters.
- Length of Japan: Japan stretches about 3,000 kilometers from north to south, equivalent to 300,000,000 centimeters.
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