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It's about 60 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 3,390 squares.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 3,390 squares. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-ninety-fifth as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 19,100,000 squares.
(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 19,100,000 squares 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 100 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 1,750 squares.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 1,750 squares and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 24,250,000 squares.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 24,250,000 squares 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 850,300 squares.
It's about 150 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 1,550 squares.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 1,550 squares. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 28,400,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 28,400,000 squares. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about 150 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 1,300 squares.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 1,300 squares. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 34,180,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 34,180,000 squares. 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 one-two-hundredth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 37,660,000 squares.
(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 37,660,000 squares 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-two-hundredth as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 38,700,000 squares.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 38,700,000 squares 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 200 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 1,000 squares.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 1,000 squares. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 41,800,000 squares.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 41,800,000 squares 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 250 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 870 squares.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 870 squares, on a total grounds area of about 4,300 squares. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 250 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 870 squares.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 870 squares. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about one-two-hundred-fiftieth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 48,800,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 48,800,000 squares in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
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