Summit elevation1,085 m
18,083Thumb lengths
543 millionE. coli bacteria
7,233Ice cream cones
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
Table Mountain
Cape Town's flat-topped icon, one of the oldest mountains on Earth/Mountains
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town, South Africa, and one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world. Its plateau is roughly 3 kilometers from side to side and is flanked by Devil's Peak to the east and Lion's Head to the west. At approximately 600 million years old, it is one of the oldest mountains on Earth, predating the Andes and Himalayas by hundreds of millions of years. The mountain hosts an extraordinarily diverse fynbos ecosystem with over 1,470 plant species, more than the entire United Kingdom. The famous 'tablecloth' cloud that drapes over the summit is caused by orographic lifting of moist air from the sea.
Measurements
Plateau length3,000 m
100Lighthouse heights
1,200Sunflower heights
Summit plateau area5.7 million m^2
11.9 billionPostage stamp areas
1.3 billionPlaying cards
1.67Central Parks
Prominence1,085 m
3.6 millionthsLight-seconds
1.8 trillionAspirin molecules
Age18.9 quadrillion s
85.6 millionDog years
10.5 trillionPizza deliveries
210 trillionRed lights
Roughly 600 million years old
Cable car vertical rise704 m
1,154Nightstand heights
15.6Unrolled toilet paper rolls
3.43Suez Canal widths