Blue whale: how big is it?
Blue whale is about 30 m. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 1.5 cricket pitches.
- Size
- 30 m
- In metres
- 3.00 × 10¹ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 1.5 cricket pitches
- Chapter
- Giants
Did you know?
The largest animal that has ever lived, reaching up to about 30 metres long.
How it compares
- Roughly the same size as Gateway of India (26 m).
- Roughly the same size as Lotus Temple (34.3 m).
Other things of a similar size
- Cricket pitch 20.1 m
- Train coach 23.5 m
- Coconut palm 25 m
- Gateway of India 26 m
- Lotus Temple 34.3 m
- India Gate 42 m
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.