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How big is 47,300,000 square meters?

It's about one-fifth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 225,300,000 square meters.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 225,300,000 square meters 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 7,900,000 square meters.
It's about five times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
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The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 9,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 9,000,000 square meters, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about one-fifth as big as Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 264,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 264,000,000 square meters. 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-tenth as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 317,500,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 317,500,000 square meters. 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 seven times as big as London-Gatwick Airport (LGW)
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The size of London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) is about 6,740,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Gatwick Airport, a.k.a. London Gatwick) (Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom)
London-Gatwick Airport covers 6,740,000 square meters in total area. The airport offers a single runway with a total length of 3,316 m.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Gibraltar
The size of Gibraltar is about 6,500,000 square meters.
(British overseas territory) (total area)
The British overseas territory Gibraltar is located at the southern tip of Spain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar and measures of 6,500,000 square meters in total area. It is renowned as the home of the Rock of Gibraltar (a.k.a. Calpe, a.k.a. Jabal al Tariq), a well-known tourist attraction.
It's about one-tenth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 349,900,000 square meters.
(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 349,900,000 square meters 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 one-tenth as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 359,500,000 square meters.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 359,500,000 square meters 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 one-tenth as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 388,000,000 square meters.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 388,000,000 square meters 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 nine times as big as Chennai International Airport (MAA)
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The size of Chennai International Airport (MAA) is about 5,354,000 square meters.
(f.k.a. Madras Airport) (Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India) (total land area)
Chennai International Airport covers a total area of about 5,354,000 square meters, including four terminals and other outbuildings. The airport offers a total of 6,587 m runway length between its two main runways.
It's about one-tenth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 453,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 453,000,000 square meters in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about eleven times as big as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
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The size of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is about 4,400,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino, a.k.a. Manila International Airport, a.k.a. Nichols Field) (Manila, NCR, Philippines) (total site area)
Ninoy Aquino International Airport covers a total area of 4,400,000 square meters, including four terminals. The total length of the airport's two runways is 5,995 m.
It's about one-tenth as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 572,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 572,000,000 square meters in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 1,000 sq. m.
It's about one-tenth as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 588,200,000 square meters.
(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 588,200,000 square meters 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 one-fifteenth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 607,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 607,000,000 square meters in total area.
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