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How wide is Durdle Door?

Durdle Door is about 10 m (33 ft) wide.

What is measured: limestone arch opening, width

Durdle Door (10 m) drawn to scale beside a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) and a city bus (12 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m), Durdle Door (10 m) and City bus (12 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 83% of the length of a city bus
  • About 1.7× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 5× the height of a doorway
  • About 5 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool

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Facts about Durdle Door

Durdle Door is a sea arch carved through Portland limestone on England’s Jurassic Coast.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Jurassic Coast; National Trust, Durdle Door

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Durdle Door
Balancing Rock9 m (30 ft)0.9×
Durdle Door10 m (33 ft)this page
Dragon blood tree10 m (33 ft)same size
Huka Falls11 m (36 ft)1.1×
Giant’s Causeway basalt column12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Naica giant crystal12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Saguaro cactus12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Joshua tree12 m (39 ft)1.2×
Delicate Arch14 m (46 ft)1.4×
Wave Rock15 m (49 ft)1.5×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Durdle Door or Giant’s Causeway basalt column?

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