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Grand Canyon vs Uluru

Grand Canyon vs Uluru
Grand Canyon is larger on height
Grand Canyon is 5.3× Uluru on height.

Grand Canyon and Uluru can be compared on 4 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Grand Canyon Uluru
Height 1,857 m 348 m
Length 446 km 3,600 m
Width 0.3–29 km 1,900 m
Area 4,926 km² 3,330,000 m²

What the numbers say

  • Grand Canyon is 5.3× Uluru on height.
  • Grand Canyon is 120× Uluru on length.
  • Grand Canyon is 8.4× Uluru on width.
  • Grand Canyon is 1,500× Uluru on area.

Height compared.

Grand Canyon 1,857 m
Uluru 348 m

Grand Canyon

A canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, exposing nearly two billion years of rock.

Uluru

A sandstone inselberg in central Australia, sacred to the Anangu people; most of its bulk lies underground.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Grand Canyon or Uluru?
Grand Canyon is 5.3× Uluru on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Grand Canyons and Ulurus compare on length?
Grand Canyon: 446 km. Uluru: 3,600 m. Grand Canyon is 120× Uluru on length.
How do Grand Canyons and Ulurus compare on width?
Grand Canyon: 0.3–29 km. Uluru: 1,900 m. Grand Canyon is 8.4× Uluru on width.

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Sources

  1. United States Geological Survey — USGS (Public domain (US Government))
  2. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked