Recording humanity Understanding the world / GLOBAL RECORDS DATABASE
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2022
2022-03-18
1915 Çanakkale Bridge · 2,023 metres · Çanakkale, Türkiye
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2016
2016-01-01
Gotthard Base Tunnel · 57 km · Swiss Alps, Switzerland
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2015
2015-04-21
Series L0 Maglev (A07) · 603 km/h · Yamanashi, Japan
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2011
2011-12-12
King Fahd International Airport · 780 km² · near Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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2006
2006-07-01
Qinghai–Tibet Railway · 5,072 m metres · Qinghai to Tibet, China; highest point at the Tanggula Pass
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2000
2000-11-01
Lærdal Tunnel · 24.509 km · Vestland county, Norway
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1903
1903-12-17
Wright Flyer I · First · near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States
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1783
1783-10-15
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier · First · Paris, France
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