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It's about one-fourth 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 three-tenths 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 three-tenths 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 three-tenths 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-third 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-third 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 half 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 three-fifths 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 nine-tenths 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 nine-tenths as big as London
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The size of London is about 62,430,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 62,430,000 square perches. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 59,340,000 square perches.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 59,340,000 square perches in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 58,630,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 58,630,000 square perches. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 54,880,000 square perches.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 54,880,000 square perches in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 48,600,000 square perches.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 48,600,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as Los Angeles
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The size of Los Angeles is about 48,040,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. LA, a.k.a. City of Angels) (California)
The largest city in California and the sixth-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles measures 48,040,000 square perches in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.
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