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How big is 18,926 hectares?

It's about ten-and-a-half 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 eleven-and-a-half 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 one-fifteenth as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 246,100 hectares.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 246,100 hectares in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about fourteen 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 fifteen 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 fifteen-and-a-half 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 one-fifteenth as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 302,687 hectares.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 302,687 hectares in total area, of which 20,800 hectares is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about sixteen 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 sixteen-and-a-half 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 seventeen-and-a-half 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.
It's about eighteen-and-a-half times as big as Boracay Island
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The size of Boracay Island is about 1,032 hectares.
(Malay, Aklan, Philippines)
Frequently called "the best island in the world," Boracay Island measures 1,032 hectares. The most famous destination of the Island is the 4-km-long White Beach.
It's about twenty times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
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The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 900 hectares.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 900 hectares, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 400,166 hectares.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 400,166 hectares in total area. Several large bays totaling 270,600 hectares make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 440,500 hectares.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 440,500 hectares in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 453,000 hectares.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 453,000 hectares. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
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