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It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 138,800 hectares.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 138,800 hectares in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 148,300 hectares.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 148,300 hectares. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 150,100 hectares.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 150,100 hectares in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about 60 times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 44 hectares.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 44 hectares in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as London
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The size of London is about 157,900 hectares.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 157,900 hectares. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 168,000 hectares.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 168,000 hectares. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 140,000 hectares, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about 65 times as big as The Mall of America
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The size of The Mall of America is about 39 hectares.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 39 hectares. At the middle of the mall is a 2.80 hectares amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-ninety-fifth 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 100 times as big as Grand Central Station
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The size of Grand Central Station is about 20 hectares.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 20 hectares in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.007 hectares.
It's about 100 times as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 24 hectares.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 24 hectares and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about 100 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 23 hectares.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 23 hectares plot.
It's about 100 times as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 23 hectares.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 23 hectares plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about one-one-hundredth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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-one-hundred-fiftieth 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.
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