How big is 5,830 square kilometers?
It's about twenty times as big as Edinburgh
The size of Edinburgh is about 264 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 264 sq. km. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as New York
The size of New York is about 141,299.40 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 141,299.4 sq. km in total area. Adirondack Park, a 24,700 sq. km area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about thirty times as big as Abel Tasman National Park
The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 225.30 square kilometers.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 225.30 sq. km 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 7.9 sq. km.
It's about one-thirtieth as big as Florida
The size of Florida is about 170,303.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 170,303.6 sq. km in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about thirty times as big as Washington, D.C.
The size of Washington, D.C. is about 177 square kilometers.
(formally the District of Columbia, a.k.a. Washington, a.k.a. the District, a.k.a. DC) (United State)
The United States' capital and only federal district, Washington, D.C. is a 177 sq. km area located between the states of Virginia and Maryland. Washington, D.C. is known as the center of each of the three branches of the United States federal government and as home to many of the nation's monuments, museums, and foreign embassies.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 213,096 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 213,096.0 sq. km in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about one-fortieth as big as Minnesota
The size of Minnesota is about 225,170.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 225,170.6 sq. km in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 1,544.5 sq. km (596.3 sq. mi) segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as Michigan
The size of Michigan is about 250,493.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 250,493.6 sq. m in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about 55 times as big as Hilton Head
The size of Hilton Head is about 108.8620 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 108.862 sq. km in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about 60 times as big as Disney World
The size of Disney World is about 101 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 101 sq. km. Part of the former total area of 120 sq. km now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 348,000 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 348,000 sq. km. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as big as Montana
The size of Montana is about 380,838.07 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 380,838.07 sq. km in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 496 sq. km.
It's about one-seventy-fifth as big as California
The size of California is about 423,969.580 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 423,969.58 sq. km in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about 80 times as big as Coron Island
The size of Coron Island is about 71 square kilometers.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Texas
The size of Texas is about 695,621.130 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 695,621.13 sq. km in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.