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It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 27 square miles.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 27 square miles in total area. The rocky offshore area of the island makes it popular for shipwreck diving, with some wrecks as shallow as 10 ft. under the water.
It's about one-tenth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 1,701 square miles.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 1,701 square miles in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-tenth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 1,750 square miles.
(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 1,750 square miles. 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-tenth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,903.711780 square miles.
(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 1,903.711440 square miles.
It's about one-tenth as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 1,973.06 square miles.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 1,973.06 square miles. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-tenth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 2,194.570 square miles.
(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 2,194.570 square miles 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 one-tenth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 2,459 square miles.
(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 2,459 square miles in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about one-tenth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 2,612.910 square miles.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 2,612.910 square miles. 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 eighteen times as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 12 square miles.
(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 12 square miles. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.00011 square miles, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Hawaii (Island)
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The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 4,028.01 square miles.
(a.k.a. Hawaii, a.k.a. The Big Island) (Hawaii)
The largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the largest island in the United States, Hawaii measures 4,028.01 square miles in total area. It is known for its continuously erupting (for the past two decades, as of 2011) volcano, Kīlauea, and for the black sand beaches formed by the lava flow.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Sydney
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The size of Sydney is about 4,775.20 square miles.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 4,775.20 square miles. The Royal National Park, in Sutherland Shire, located in the southern part of the city, is the second oldest national park in the world and covers 50.96550 square miles.
It's about thirty times as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 7.9770 square miles.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 7.9770 square miles, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about one-thirtieth as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 6,116.60 square miles.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 6,116.60 square miles. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
It's about thirty times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 7.054 square miles.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 7.054 square miles, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about thirty 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 6.4590 square miles.
(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 6.4590 square miles, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
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