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It's about 10,000 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 0.099 virgates.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 0.099 virgates. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about 10,000 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.08 virgates.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 0.08 virgates. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 14,149,701 virgates.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 14,149,701 virgates 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 48,020.8120 virgates.
It's about 15,000 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.067 virgates.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 0.067 virgates, on a total grounds area of about 0.330 virgates. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 15,000 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.067 virgates.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.067 virgates. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 20,000 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.051 virgates.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.051 virgates of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about 20,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 0.04407713499 virgates.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 0.04407713499 virgates. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 0.01812106131 virgates.
It's about 25,000 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 0.03685 virgates.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.03685 virgates, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.001894 virgates gym, a 0.0007413 virgates dining room, and a 0.001565 virgates library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about one-seventy-thousandth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 70,135,730 virgates.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 70,135,730 virgates in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 80,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 0.0124938848 virgates.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 0.0124938848 virgates. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about one-eighty-thousandth as big as China
The size of China is about 79,048,690 virgates.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 79,048,690 virgates in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about one-eighty-thousandth as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 80,940,810 virgates.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 80,940,810 virgates in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
It's about one-eighty-five-thousandth as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 82,242,200 virgates.
Canada measures 82,242,200 virgates in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
It's about 95,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.0102 virgates.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 0.0102 virgates between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 100,000 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 0.00972 virgates.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 0.00972 virgates. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
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