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It's about one-forty-fifth as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 66,420,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 66,420,000 square perches. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 55,350,000 square perches, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about 55 times as big as The Forbidden City
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The size of The Forbidden City is about 29,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Forbidden Palace, a.k.a. Purple Forbidden City, a.k.a. Zijin Cheng, a.k.a. Zǐjinchéng, a.k.a. 紫禁城) (Beijing, China)
The imperial palace complex of the Forbidden City consists of 980 buildings covering 29,000 square perches. The City was the home of Chinese Emperors and their cabinets from its construction in 1420 until the fall of the last ruling dynasty in 1912.
It's about 60 times as big as Disneyland
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The size of Disneyland is about 26,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Disneyland Park) (Anaheim, California) (public areas)
The public areas of Disneyland occupy 26,000 square perches. The park consists of nine themed "stages" — including Main Street, U.S.A; Adventureland; Frontierland; Fantasyland; and Tomorrowland — with hidden passages that allow park employees to move between each without being seen by guests.
It's about one-sixty-fifth 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 65 times as big as Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds
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The size of Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds is about 24,000 square perches.
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India) (stadium size)
"The home of Indian cricket," Eden Gardens in Kolkata is one of the oldest and largest cricket grounds in India and covers 24,000 square perches. It was at Eden Gardens that South Africa returned to cricket play in 1991, after a twenty-year suspension.
It's about 70 times as big as Rizal Park
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The size of Rizal Park is about 23,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Liwasang Rizal, a.k.a. Parque Rizal, a.k.a. Luneta Park, a.k.a. Luneta) (Ermita, Manila, Philippines)
Rizal Park covers 23,000 square perches on the edge of Manila Bay. The Park is an important site in Filipino history and is the traditional location for Independence Day celebrations and Presidential inaugurations.
It's about one-seventy-fifth 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 90 times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 17,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 17,000 square perches in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about 100 times as big as The Mall of America
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The size of The Mall of America is about 15,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 15,000 square perches. At the middle of the mall is a 1,100 square perches amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-one-hundredth 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-one-hundredth 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-one-hundredth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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 one-one-hundred-fiftieth 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.
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