How big is 8,698 virgates?
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 4,845 virgates.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 4,845 virgates in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 4,710 virgates.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 4,710 virgates in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.00824 virgates.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 3,730 virgates.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 3,730 virgates in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about two-fifths as big as Cape Town
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 two-and-a-half times as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 3,200 virgates.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 3,200 virgates 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 one-third 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 three times as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 2,961 virgates.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 2,961 virgates 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 three times as big as Philadelphia
The size of Philadelphia is about 2,882 virgates.
(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 2,882 virgates 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 three-and-a-half times as big as Dublin
The size of Dublin is about 2,615 virgates.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 2,615 virgates. 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-fourth 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 four times as big as Edinburgh
The size of Edinburgh is about 2,170 virgates.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 2,170 virgates. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about one-fourth 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-fourth 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-fifth 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 four-and-a-half times as big as Abel Tasman National Park
The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 1,856 virgates.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 1,856 virgates 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 65.07 virgates.