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It's about nine-tenths as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 950.20 square miles.
(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 950.20 square miles 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 three-fourths as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 1,168.680 square miles.
(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 1,168.680 square miles in total area, of which 80.30920 square miles 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 one-and-one-third times as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 648.70 square miles.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 648.70 square miles. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 540.50 square miles, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as big as London
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The size of London is about 609.70 square miles.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 609.70 square miles. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about one-and-a-half times as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 579.50 square miles.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 579.50 square miles in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about one-and-a-half times as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 572.60 square miles.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 572.60 square miles. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about one-and-two-thirds times as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 535.90 square miles.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 535.90 square miles in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about three-fifths as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 1,545.05 square miles.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 1,545.05 square miles in total area. Several large bays totaling 1,044.790 square miles make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 475 square miles.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 475 square miles in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as big as Los Angeles
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The size of Los Angeles is about 469.10 square miles.
(a.k.a. LA, a.k.a. City of Angels) (California)
The largest city in California and the sixth-largest city in the United States, Los Angeles measures 469.10 square miles in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.
It's about half as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 1,701 square miles.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 1,701 square miles in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about half as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 1,750 square miles.
(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 1,750 square miles. 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 two times as big as San Antonio
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The size of San Antonio is about 407.70 square miles.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 407.70 square miles in total area. The city is known for its tourist attractions, including the Alamo Mission and the annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
It's about half as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,903.711780 square miles.
(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 1,903.711440 square miles.
It's about two-fifths as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 1,973.06 square miles.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 1,973.06 square miles. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
 
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