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It's about 45 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 320 square perches.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 320 square perches. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about one-fiftieth as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 722,300 square perches.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 722,300 square perches, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 816,800 square perches.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 816,800 square perches, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about 60 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 250 square perches.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 250 square perches 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 70 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 211.57024790 square perches.
(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 211.57024790 square perches. 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 86.981094280 square perches.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,200,000 square perches.
(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 1,200,000 square perches. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 11 square perches, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about 85 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 176.90 square perches.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 176.90 square perches, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 9.093 square perches gym, a 3.5580 square perches dining room, and a 7.5120 square perches 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-hundredth as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 2,800,000 square perches.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 2,800,000 square perches 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 250 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 59.97064710 square perches.
(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 59.97064710 square perches. 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 one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 3,990,000 square perches.
(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 3,990,000 square perches. Part of the former total area of 4,740,000 square perches now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about one-three-hundredth as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 4,304,060 square perches.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 4,303,980 square perches 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 300 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 48.950 square perches.
(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 48.950 square perches between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 300 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 46.70 square perches.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 46.70 square perches. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 7,000,000 square perches.
(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 7,000,000 square perches 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-six-hundredth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 8,908,000 square perches.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 8,908,000 square perches 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 312,300 square perches.
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