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It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 171,785,430 hectares.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 171,785,430 hectares in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 583,000 hectares.
It's about 350 times as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 3,100 hectares.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 3,100 hectares. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.029 hectares, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about 500 times as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 2,066 hectares.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 2,066 hectares, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about 550 times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 1,827 hectares.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 1,827 hectares, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about 600 times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 1,673 hectares.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 1,673 hectares, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about 750 times as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 1,400 hectares.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 1,400 hectares of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about one-eight-hundredth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 851,487,700 hectares.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 851,487,700 hectares in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 850 times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 1,250 hectares.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 1,250 hectares, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about 850 times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 1,227 hectares.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 1,227 hectares between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about 850 times as big as Tokelau
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The size of Tokelau is about 1,200 hectares.
(a.k.a. Tokelau Islands, a.k.a. The Union Islands) (New Zealand Territory) (total area)
Tokelau, a territory consisting of three coral atolls under the sovereignty of New Zealand, measures 1,200 hectares. With exports consisting of small crafts and small-scale agriculture, most of which is traded only with New Zealand, Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as big as China
The size of China is about 959,696,100 hectares.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 959,696,100 hectares in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about 900 times as big as Mackinac Island
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The size of Mackinac Island is about 1,130.70 hectares.
(Michigan)
Mackinac Island measures 1,131 hectares in total land area. The island is located in Lake Huron and is known as a historically-cultured tourist destination and summer colony, home to the well-known Victorian Grand Hotel.
It's about one-nine-hundred-fiftieth as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 982,667,500 hectares.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 982,667,500 hectares in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
It's about one-nine-hundred-fiftieth as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 998,467,000 hectares.
Canada measures 998,467,000 hectares in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
It's about 950 times as big as Dublin International Airport (DUB)
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The size of Dublin International Airport (DUB) is about 1,084 hectares.
(a.k.a. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (Collinstown, Leinster, Ireland) (total site area)
Dublin International Airport covers a total area of 1,084 hectares, including two passenger terminals, outbuildings, and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 4,709 m.
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