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How big is 988 virgates?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 896.680 virgates.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 896.6630 virgates in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 832 virgates.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 832 virgates. Part of the former total area of 988 virgates now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about two-thirds as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 1,460 virgates.
(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 1,460 virgates 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 one-and-seven-tenths times as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 580 virgates.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 580 virgates in total area. The rocky offshore area of the island makes it popular for shipwreck diving, with some wrecks as shallow as 10 ft. under the water.
It's about half as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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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.
It's about half as big as Edinburgh
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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 two-fifths as big as Dublin
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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-third as big as Philadelphia
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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 one-third as big as Detroit
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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-tenths as big as The Isle of Wight
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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-fourth as big as San Jose
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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 four times as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 260 virgates.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 260 virgates. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.0024 virgates, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about one-fifth as big as The Isle of Man
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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 one-fifth as big as Chicago
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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-fifth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 5,000 virgates.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 5,000 virgates in total area.
 
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