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How big is 1,558.9 virgates?

It's about ten-and-a-half times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 150.50 virgates.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 150.50 virgates, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about eleven-and-a-half times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 137.80 virgates.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 137.80 virgates, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 20,270 virgates.
(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 20,270 virgates 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 fourteen times as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 120 virgates.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 120 virgates of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about fifteen times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 103 virgates.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 103 virgates, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about fifteen-and-a-half times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 101.10 virgates.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 101.10 virgates between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 24,931.90 virgates.
(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 24,931.90 virgates in total area, of which 1,713.260 virgates 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 sixteen times as big as Tokelau
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The size of Tokelau is about 99 virgates.
(a.k.a. Tokelau Islands, a.k.a. The Union Islands) (New Zealand Territory) (total area)
Tokelau, a territory consisting of three coral atolls under the sovereignty of New Zealand, measures 99 virgates. With exports consisting of small crafts and small-scale agriculture, most of which is traded only with New Zealand, Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.
It's about sixteen-and-a-half times as big as Mackinac Island
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The size of Mackinac Island is about 93.1340 virgates.
(Michigan)
Mackinac Island measures 93.1590 virgates in total land area. The island is located in Lake Huron and is known as a historically-cultured tourist destination and summer colony, home to the well-known Victorian Grand Hotel.
It's about seventeen-and-a-half times as big as Dublin International Airport (DUB)
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The size of Dublin International Airport (DUB) is about 89.290 virgates.
(a.k.a. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (Collinstown, Leinster, Ireland) (total site area)
Dublin International Airport covers a total area of 89.290 virgates, including two passenger terminals, outbuildings, and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 4,709 m.
It's about eighteen-and-a-half times as big as Boracay Island
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The size of Boracay Island is about 85 virgates.
(Malay, Aklan, Philippines)
Frequently called "the best island in the world," Boracay Island measures 85 virgates. The most famous destination of the Island is the 4-km-long White Beach.
It's about twenty times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
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The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 70 virgates.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 70 virgates, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 32,961.10 virgates.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 32,961.10 virgates in total area. Several large bays totaling 22,288.90 virgates make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 36,280 virgates.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 36,280 virgates in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 37,300 virgates.
(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 37,300 virgates. 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.
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