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It's about eleven 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 one-tenth 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-fifteenth 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-fifteenth 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.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 493,059.088 hectares.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 493,059 hectares.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 511,021 hectares.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 511,021 hectares. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 568,391 hectares.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 568,391 hectares in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about seventeen 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 one-twentieth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 636,800 hectares.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 636,800 hectares in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about nineteen 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 one-twentieth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 676,741 hectares.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 676,741 hectares. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about twenty-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 thirty 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 thirty 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 thirty 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.
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