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It's about one-twentieth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 184,908,300,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 184,908,300,000 squares in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 627,535,980 squares.
It's about thirty times as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 325,810,000 squares.
(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 325,810,000 squares in total area, of which 22,388,900 squares 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 thirty times as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 264,900,000 squares.
(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 264,900,000 squares 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 50 times as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 180,800,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 180,800,000 squares. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 150,700,000 squares, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about 50 times as big as London
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The size of London is about 170,000,000 squares.
(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 170,000,000 squares. 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 55 times as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 161,600,000 squares.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 161,600,000 squares 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 55 times as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 159,600,000 squares.
(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 159,600,000 squares. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about 60 times as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 149,400,000 squares.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 149,400,000 squares 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 65 times as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 132,000,000 squares.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 132,000,000 squares in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about 70 times as big as Los Angeles
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The size of Los Angeles is about 130,800,000 squares.
(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 130,800,000 squares in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.
It's about 80 times as big as San Antonio
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The size of San Antonio is about 113,700,000 squares.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 113,700,000 squares in total area. The city is known for its tourist attractions, including the Alamo Mission and the annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
It's about 90 times as big as Indianapolis
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The size of Indianapolis is about 100,800,000 squares.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 100,800,000 squares in total area. The city is known for its sports tourism, including the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, and the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
It's about 95 times as big as Dallas
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The size of Dallas is about 95,490,000 squares.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 95,490,000 squares in total area. The city is known as a strong industrial, commerce, and banking center, and as an "inland port," due to its metropolitan airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
It's about 100 times as big as San Diego
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The size of San Diego is about 90,410,000 squares.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 90,410,000 squares in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 916,533,700,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 916,533,700,000 squares in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
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