How Tall Is Dune du Pilat? 110 m (361 ft) to Scale

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Dune du Pilat (110 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Dune du Pilat (110 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

A little taller than the Statue of Liberty
About 33% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
About the length of a football (soccer) pitch
About 2.2× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
About 13% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Dune du Pilat

Dune du Pilat is Europe’s tallest sand dune and gradually shifts inland under the influence of wind and coastal currents.

Source: Observatoire de la Dune du Pilat, The Dune; European Geosciences Union, Dune du Pilat

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Dune du Pilat
General Sherman Tree	84.8 m (278 ft)	0.77×
Rainbow Bridge	88 m (289 ft)	0.8×
Giant sequoia tree	95 m (312 ft)	0.86×
Dettifoss	100 m (328 ft)	0.91×
Kalandula Falls	105 m (344 ft)	0.95×
Grand Prismatic Spring	110 m (361 ft)	same size
Dune du Pilat	110 m (361 ft)	this page
Hyperion	116 m (380 ft)	1.1×
Waimoku Falls	122 m (400 ft)	1.1×
Rhine Falls	150 m (492 ft)	1.4×

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Which is bigger: Dune du Pilat or Rainbow Bridge?

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