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  About Contact Developers Help Press Mentions Inquiries Guidance Privacy Cookies Design and text copyright © 2026.All rights reserved.   How long is 12 miles? It's about seven-tenths as tall as Olympus Mons The height of Olympus Mons is about 17 miles. (a.k.a. Mount Olympus) (Mars) The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons rises to approximately 17 miles. The mountain has been known to astronomers since the nineteenth century because it is tall enough to rise above Mars' frequent dust storms. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/ask/terrain-geo/Height_of_Martian_vs__Earth_mountains.txt  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/ask/terrain-geo/Height_of_Martian_vs__Earth_mountains.txt  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-three-fourths times as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 6.77420 miles. (near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level) The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 6.77420 miles below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then. 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"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about one-and-four-fifths times as tall as Maxwell Montes The height of Maxwell Montes is about 6.80 miles. (Ishtar Terra, Venus) Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 6.80 miles. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00149  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00149  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two times as tall as a Mauna Loa The height of a Mauna Loa is about 5.6970 miles. (Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor) Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 5.7170 miles above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/maunaloa.html  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. 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The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about two times as tall as Mount Everest The height of Mount Everest is about 5.498430 miles. (a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth) Mount Everest rises 5.498430 miles above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.000002485480 miles and shifting it to the northeast by 0.000002796170 miles each year. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/12/08/mount-everest-china-nepal-agree-how-tall-after-long-dispute/6487769002/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/12/08/mount-everest-china-nepal-agree-how-tall-after-long-dispute/6487769002/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three times as tall as Aconcagua The height of Aconcagua is about 4.32590 miles. (a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina) Aconcagua measures 4.32590 miles height at its peak. Although there is no definitive evidence that members of the indigenous Inca civilization ever reached the peak the mountain, numerous archeological sites have been found on the slopes of the mountain, including a naturally-embalmed Incan mummy was discovered on a 3.23110 miles high ridge. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150197/aconcagua.html  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150197/aconcagua.html  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three times as long as The Las Vegas Strip The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 4.20 miles. (Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada). Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 4.20 miles along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 15,000 miles of neon light tubing. 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Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three times as long as Calangute Beach The length of Calangute Beach is about 4 miles. (Goa, India) (approximate) One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://www.goa.gov.in/places/calangute-beach/  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource https://www.goa.gov.in/places/calangute-beach/  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three times as tall as Denali The height of Denali is about 3.8480 miles. (a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak) The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 3.8480 miles above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:4072704846490980::NO::P3_FID:1414314  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:4072704846490980::NO::P3_FID:1414314  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three times as tall as Mount Logan The height of Mount Logan is about 3.7030 miles. (Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation) The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 3.7030 miles. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane/index.aspx  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane/index.aspx  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as a Kilimanjaro The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 3.660370 miles. (a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement) Kilimanjaro rises to 3.660370 miles at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2009/papers/ts08c/ts08c_fernandes_teamkili2008_3438.pdf#page=9  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2009/papers/ts08c/ts08c_fernandes_teamkili2008_3438.pdf#page=9  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as Mount Elbrus The height of Mount Elbrus is about 3.5060 miles. (a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit) The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 3.5060 miles at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 2.3610 miles. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182158/Mount-Elbrus  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182158/Mount-Elbrus  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about four times as tall as a Vinson Massif The height of a Vinson Massif is about 3.04 miles. (a.k.a. Mount Vinson) (Antarctica) Mount Vinson, the highest peak of the Vinson Massif mountain, reaches 3.04 miles at its peak. The mountain is named after Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson who emphatically promoted Antarctic exploration in the 1930s. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:2686203708800088::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:16082  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.  Hide Details Permalink Mistakes? expand_lessSource http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:2686203708800088::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:16082  expand_lessCitations expand_lessAPA Style (7th Ed.) The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 expand_lessMLA Style (8th Ed.) "12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. expand_lessChicago Style (17th Ed.) "12 miles." The Measure of Things. 2026. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1.   It's about four times as tall as a Puncak Jaya The height of a Puncak Jaya is about 3.035 miles. (a.k.a. Mt. Carstensz, a.k.a. Carstensz Pyramid, a.k.a. Nemangkawi, a.k.a. Carstensz Toppen, a.k.a. Gunung Sukarno) (Papua province, Indonesia) The highest point in Oceania (and therefore one of the seven summits) peak of Puncak Jaya is 3.035 miles. Dutch explorer Jan Carstenszoon, the mountain's namesake, is said to have been ridiculed for claiming to have seen snow near the equator when he reported his discovery of the peak in 1623. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/hope1976/01.pdf#page=2  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." 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(Canal de Panamá) (Panama) Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 55 miles in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 0.016 miles above sea level through the lock-and-dam system. Hide Details – Permalink – Mistakes? – Source – Citations – https://books.google.com/books?id=EmqPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277#v=onepage&q&f=false  MLA Style (8th Ed.)"12 miles" The Measure of Things, 2026, www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1. Accessed 13 Mar 2026. APA Style (7th Ed.)The Measure of Things. (2026). 12 miles. Retrieved March 13, 2026 from www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=length&unit=mi&amt=12&sort=pr&p=1 Chicago Style (17th Ed.)"12 miles." 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