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It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 9,984,670 square kilometers.
Canada measures 9,984,670 sq. km in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
It's about 20,000 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 0.0315 square kilometers.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 0.0315 square kilometers. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about 20,000 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 0.04 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 0.04 square kilometers. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about 35,000 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 0.0163 square kilometers.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 0.0163 square kilometers and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about 40,000 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 0.0144 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 0.0144 square kilometers. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about 50,000 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 0.012 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 0.012 square kilometers. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about 60,000 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.01 square kilometers.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 0.01 square kilometers. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about 75,000 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.0081 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 0.0081 square kilometers, on a total grounds area of about 0.04 square kilometers. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 75,000 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.0081 square kilometers.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.0081 square kilometers. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 95,000 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.0062 square kilometers.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.0062 square kilometers of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about 100,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 0.005351215104 square kilometers.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 0.005351215104 square kilometers. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 0.0022 square kilometers.
It's about 150,000 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 0.004474 square kilometers.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.004474 square kilometers, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.00023 square kilometers gym, a 0.0000900 square kilometers dining room, and a 0.00019 square kilometers library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as The Land area of Earth
The size of The Land area of Earth is about 148,940,000 square kilometers.
The Earth has a land area of 148,940,000 sq. km. Only an estimated one-eighth of this area — or 18,618,000 sq. km — is inhabitable by humans, with uninhabitable terrain such as deserts and high mountains covering the rest.
It's about 400,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 0.00151682874 square kilometers.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 0.00151682874 square kilometers. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 500,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.001238 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 0.001238 square kilometers between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
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