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It's about six-and-a-half times as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 60,700 hectares.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 60,700 hectares in total area.
It's about seven times as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 58,820 hectares.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 58,820 hectares in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about seven times as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 57,200 hectares.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 57,200 hectares in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.10 hectares.
It's about one-tenth as big as Hawaii
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The size of Hawaii is about 2,831,111 hectares.
(a.k.a. Moku'āina o Hawai'i) (United States)
The "Aloha State," Hawaii measures 2,831,111 hectares in total area. A total of 137 islands make up the Hawaiian archipelago, with the eight principle islands measuring 1,663,450 hectares in combined total area.
It's about one-tenth as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 3,052,800 hectares.
(a.k.a. Kingdom of Belgium, a.k.a. Koninkrijk Belgi&, a.k.a. Royaume de Belgique, a.k.a. K&nigreich Belgien)
Belgium measures 3,052,800 hectares in total area. Contrary to their name, french fries were developed in Belgium (known at the time as the Southern Netherlands) in the late 17th century.
It's about one-tenth as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 3,128,500 hectares.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 3,128,500 hectares. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
It's about nine times as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 45,300 hectares.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 45,300 hectares in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 38,800 hectares.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 38,800 hectares in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about eleven times as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 35,950 hectares.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 35,950 hectares in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 34,990 hectares.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 34,990 hectares in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about twelve-and-a-half times as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 31,750 hectares.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 31,750 hectares. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 5,780,000 hectares.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 5,780,000 hectares. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 5,960,000 hectares.
(a.k.a. Lac Huron) (surface area)
The second largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Huron has a total area of 5,960,000 hectares. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about fifteen times as big as Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 26,400 hectares.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 26,400 hectares. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about eighteen times as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 22,530 hectares.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 22,530 hectares in total area. The size of the park has increased over the years as donated parcels of land have been added to it, with the last expansion in 2008 adding 790 hectares.
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