How big is 2,179.92 virgates?
It's about one-tenth as big as Yosemite National Park
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 thirteen times as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 170.20 virgates.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 170.20 virgates, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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 one-fifteenth as big as Rhode Island
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 sixteen times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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 Kangaroo Island
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-fifteenth as big as Fort Bliss
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.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 40,612.5180 virgates.
(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 40,612.51080 virgates.
It's about nineteen times as big as LAX
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 one-twentieth as big as Calgary
The size of Calgary is about 42,092 virgates.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 42,092 virgates. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about twenty times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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 one-twentieth as big as Prince Edward Island
The size of Prince Edward Island is about 46,817.50 virgates.
(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 46,817.50 virgates 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 twenty times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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 twenty times as big as Tokelau
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 twenty times as big as Mackinac Island
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.