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It's about one-fifth 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-fifth 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.
It's about six times as big as London-Gatwick Airport (LGW)
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The size of London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) is about 266,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Gatwick Airport, a.k.a. London Gatwick) (Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom)
London-Gatwick Airport covers 266,000 square perches in total area. The airport offers a single runway with a total length of 3,316 m.
It's about six times as big as Gibraltar
The size of Gibraltar is about 260,000 square perches.
(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 260,000 square perches 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 Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 10,400,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 10,400,000 square perches. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Chennai International Airport (MAA)
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The size of Chennai International Airport (MAA) is about 211,700 square perches.
(f.k.a. Madras Airport) (Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India) (total land area)
Chennai International Airport covers a total area of about 211,700 square perches, 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 Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 12,550,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 12,550,000 square perches. 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 nine times as big as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
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The size of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is about 170,000 square perches.
(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 170,000 square perches, including four terminals. The total length of the airport's two runways is 5,995 m.
It's about one-tenth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 13,830,000 square perches.
(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 13,830,000 square perches 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 14,210,000 square perches.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 14,210,000 square perches 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 15,300,000 square perches.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 15,300,000 square perches 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 eleven-and-a-half times as big as Central Park
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The size of Central Park is about 135,000 square perches.
(Manhattan, New York City, New York)
The most visited park in the country, Central Park has an area of 135,000 square perches. According to a 2005 appraisal, the real estate value of the Park's land is $528,783,552,000.
It's about one-tenth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 17,900,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 17,900,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 22,600,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 22,600,000 square perches in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 39.50 square perches.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 23,260,000 square perches.
(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 23,260,000 square perches 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.
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