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It's about five times as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 251,800,000 square perches.
(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 251,800,000 square perches in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 224,724,000 square perches.
(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 224,724,000 square perches 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-fifth as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 6,733,270,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 6,733,270,000 square perches 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 six times as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 202,042,000 square perches.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 202,042,000 square perches. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about six times as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 194,940,086 square perches.
(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 194,940,052 square perches.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 179,000,000 square perches.
(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 179,000,000 square perches. 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 seven times as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 174,200,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 174,200,000 square perches 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 Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 8,425,150,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 8,425,150,000 square perches 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-tenth as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 8,902,539,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 8,902,539,000 square perches in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 61,064,680 square perches 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 seven-and-a-half times as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 158,213,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 158,213,000 square perches in total area. Several large bays totaling 106,987,000 square perches make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-tenth as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 9,903,731,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 9,903,731,000 square perches 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 ten times as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 119,673,000 square perches.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 119,673,000 square perches in total area, of which 8,223,670 square perches is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about one-tenth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 13,800,000,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 13,800,000,000 square perches. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about twelve-and-a-half times as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 97,300,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Kaapstad, a.k.a. iKapa, a.k.a. The Mother City) (Western Cape, South Africa) (for Cape Town metro area)
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, measures 97,300,000 square perches in total metro area. The core of Cape Town lies at the base of Table Mountain (a.k.a. Huriǂoaxa, a.k.a. Tafelberg), a 1,084.6 m peak.
It's about one-tenth as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 15,057,142,000 square perches.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 15,057,142,000 square perches 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 19,610,283 square perches.
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