An incomplete (100 things) list of absolutely everything in NZ.... in descending order by centimetres.
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What
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Centimetres
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NZ coastline
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1513400000
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Distance travelled (straight line) by Dr Ropata from La Aurora
International Airport (Guatamala) to Auckland International Airport
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1138395000
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Distance of Chatham Islands from South Island
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80000000
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Coast to Coast race
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24300000
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Furthest distance from the sea at any point in NZ
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13000000
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Running - 2:08:59.00 (Rod Dixon, 23 October 1983)
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4219500
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Halfway down Dominion Road (before extension) – intersection of Peary
and Dominion Road
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3100000
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Mt Cook (highest mountain in NZ)
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375400
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Buildings & infrastructure within 3km of new vent in Auckland
Volcanic field destroyed by initial surge of hot gas, steam and rocks
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300000
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Mt Ruapehu (highest mountain in North Is)
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279700
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North Island snow field – permanent snowfield
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250000
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Martin Jetpack – estimated hover above ground limit
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244000
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Estimated distance into Pike River mine of 29 miners' bodies from
November 2010 explosion
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230000
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South Island snow field – lower range of permanent snowfield
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200000
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Running – 3:49.08 (John Walker, 7 July 1982) (mile)
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160934
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Martin Jetpack – 29 May 2011 – unmanned test flight
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150000
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Distance the Manukau bar moved from where it was recorded on the
nautical map used by the captain of HMS Orpheus (wrecked 7 Feb. 1863)
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120700
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<1km - crater that could be caused by explosive Auckland Volcanic
Field eruption
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100000
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Mt Erebus crash site (above sea level)
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76000
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Height from sea floor of White Island
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75000
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North Island snow field – low point
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60000
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Sky Tower
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32800
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Running – 4:53 (Thomas Dold – Germany), fastest time up Sky Tower –
1,267 steps (2009)
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32800
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South Island snow field – low point
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30000
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Height of Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli
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26212
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Rangitoto
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26000
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Mt Eden
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19600
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One Tree Hill
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18200
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Vero Centre (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper from 2000
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17200
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Metropolis (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1999 to 2000
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15500
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Eyewitness accounts of distance of first powered flight by Richard
Pearse’s bamboo monoplane … in a barely controlled straight line, before
crashing into a gorse bush (31 March 1903, 9 months before Wright brothers)
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15000
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ANZ Centre (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1991 to 1999
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14300
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Crowne Plaza (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1990 to 1991
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11000
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BNZ Tower (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1982 to 1990
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10600
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Running – 10.11secs (Augustine Nketia, 22 Aug. 1994)
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10000
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AMP Tower (Quay Tower)(Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1980 to 1982
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8700
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Copthorne Plimmer Tower (Wellington) NZ tallest skyscraper 1975 to
1980
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8500
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HSBC Building (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1973 to 1975
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8100
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NZ Parliament House (The Beehive)
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7200
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Civic Building (Auckland) NZ tallest skyscraper 1966 to 1973
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7100
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Spire of Christchurch Cathedral - till 2011
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6300
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geological evidence of maximum height of run-ups from tsunamis that
have affected NZ coastline over last 6000 years
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6000
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Tane Mahuta (NZ largest living Kauri) – Total Height
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5120
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Auckland Harbour bridge
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4327
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Obelisk on top of One Tree Hill
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3000
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Cave Creek viewing platform
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3000
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Rubber domes covering ‘Echelon’ satellite interception dishes in
Waihopai - deflated by sickle attack in 2008
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3000
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Tane Mahuta (NZ largest living Kauri) – Trunk Height
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1768
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Amount Mt Cook shrunk after 1991 avalanche
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1050
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Height of lahar that destroyed Tangiwai bridge (1953 rail disaster)
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600
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amount of uplift (below surface) caused by magnitude 8+ 1855 Wairarapa
earthquake
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600
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Distance New Zealander Jonathan Macfarlane threw Andrew Rainford to
beat Guinness World Record for throwing a person (2009)
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487
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Yards of space between Maori chiefs and British platform at Waitangi
during Treaty negotiations (5 Feb 1840), to allow orators to stand and move
during their presentations
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457
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Maximum height of tsunami run-up affecting NZ in 1960 from magnitude
9.5 earthquake near Chile
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450
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Kawerau Bridge Bungy
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430
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Largest moa (Dinornis novaezelandiae) (neck outstretched)
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370
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Horizontal distance per 100cm rise of Baldwin Street, Dunedin (world's
steepest street)
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286
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highest amount of land slip (below surface) as a result of
Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - near Avon-Heathcote estuary.
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250
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NZ average rainfall – max
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200
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height of tsunami in Wellington Harbour from 1855 Wairarapa earthquake
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200
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Average male New Zealander
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177
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Average female New Zealander
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165
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Britten V1000 motorcycle - wheelbase
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142
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Width of yellow 1978 Morris Mini 1000 in Goodbye Pork Pie
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141
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Ketland & Company flintlock musket captured during British
storming of Ruapekapeka (during Northern War), 11 January 1846
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138.5
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Americas Cup (Auld Mug) – as at 2010
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111
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Americas Cup (Auld Mug) – original size (1848)
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68
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Monadnock PR 24 baton used by riot police during NZ Springbok Tour
1981
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60
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NZ average rainfall – min
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60
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Width of standard NZ coffin at the shoulder (increased from 51cm in
2000s as a result of growing obesity issues & wider average shoulder
width)
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58
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Height difference between Elijah Wood (168cm tall) and Frodo Baggins
(approx. 114cm tall)
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54
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Male Great Spotted Kiwi
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45
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Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - rise in ground level around western
side of Avon-Heathcote estuary
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40
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Rugby World Cup – Webb Ellis Cup
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38
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Reach difference between David Tua (178cm) and Lennox Lewis (213cm) in
2005 WBC, IBF & IBO Heavyweight title fight
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35
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Oscar statuette (Academy award)
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34
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Annual rainfall in Central Otago
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30
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Minimum size of bloodstained sock prints found in Bain household
(compared with David Bain's foot length of 30cm)
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28
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Approx. diameter of largest of >40 'One Ring''s used during filming
of Fellowship of the Ring - steel (gold plated), used for prologue
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20.3
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Buzzy bee – wing-span
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17.5
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Height of 'V' 250ml slimline can
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13.3
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Minimum legal size for amateur harvest of blackfoot paua (Haliotis
iris)
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12.5
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estimated amount of ash fall over most of Auckland area during
volcanic field eruption
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10
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Standard diameter of beer can
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6.5
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Distance NZ and Australia move together per year
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4.5
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Coin - 50 cent coin – 1967 to 2006
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3.17
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Coin - Twenty cent coin – 1967 to 2006
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2.85
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Coin - Two dollar coin - from 1991
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2.65
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Con - 50 cent coin - from 2006
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2.47
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Coin - Ten cent coin – 1967 to 2006
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2.36
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Coin - Dollar coin - from 1991
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2.3
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Coin - Twenty cent coin - from 2006
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2.17
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Coin - Two cent coin - 1967 to 1990
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2.1
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Coin - Ten cent coin – from 2006
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2
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Coin - Five cent coin - 1967 to 2006
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1.9
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Coin - One cent coin - 1967 to 1990
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1.75
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Amount of microfoam on a good flat white coffee
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0.6
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Draught of Container Ship Rena (fully laden)
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-120
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Depth of Rainbow Warrior under ocean surface - Cavalli Islands
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-2600
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Depth under water of lower tier of Pink & White Terraces
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-6000
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