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It's about one-four-hundred-fiftieth as big as Sydney
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The size of Sydney is about 569,730 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 569,730 city blocks. The Royal National Park, in Sutherland Shire, located in the southern part of the city, is the second oldest national park in the world and covers 6,080.710 city blocks.
It's about 500 times as big as Windsor Castle
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The size of Windsor Castle is about 2.40 city blocks.
(Windsor, England) (total site area)
One of the official residences of the British monarch, Windsor Castle measures about 2.40 city blocks. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and is also the oldest in continuous use, having been occupied since it was built by William the Conqueror about 900 years ago.
It's about 500 times as big as Rogers Centre
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The size of Rogers Centre is about 2.370 city blocks.
(f.k.a. Skydome) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (entire complex)
Rogers Centre, a major sports stadium in downtown Toronto, measures a total of 2.370 city blocks over the entire complex. The video board of Rogers Centre has a total area of 0.0157 city blocks.
It's about 500 times as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 2.31102090 city blocks.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 2.31102090 city blocks. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-six-hundredth as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 729,780 city blocks.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 729,780 city blocks. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
It's about 650 times as big as The Philippine Arena
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The size of The Philippine Arena is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 1.80 city blocks, with the dome itself occupying 1.70 city blocks. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about 700 times as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 1.80 city blocks. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about 700 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 2 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 2 city blocks. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as big as Lake Ontario
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The size of Lake Ontario is about 873,400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac Ontario) (surface area)
The smallest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Ontario has a total area of 873,400 city blocks. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
It's about one-eight-hundredth as big as Wales
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The size of Wales is about 955,040 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cymru) (total area)
The area of the country of Wales (in the United Kingdom) is 955,040 city blocks. More than 35,227 city blocks, or about 4% of the country's land area, is made up of the fifty-plus islands in the Irish and Celtic Seas off the coast of the Welsh mainland.
It's about 850 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 1.450 city blocks.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 1.450 city blocks. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Lake Erie
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The size of Lake Erie is about 1,180,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac &ri&) (surface area)
The fourth largest of North America's Great Lakes and the thirteenth largest lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Erie has a total area of 1,180,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Cleveland, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Hawaii
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The size of Hawaii is about 1,304,179 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Moku'āina o Hawai'i) (United States)
The "Aloha State," Hawaii measures 1,304,179 city blocks in total area. A total of 137 islands make up the Hawaiian archipelago, with the eight principle islands measuring 766,284.30 city blocks in combined total area.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 1,406,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kingdom of Belgium, a.k.a. Koninkrijk Belgi&, a.k.a. Royaume de Belgique, a.k.a. K&nigreich Belgien)
Belgium measures 1,406,300 city blocks in total area. Contrary to their name, french fries were developed in Belgium (known at the time as the Southern Netherlands) in the late 17th century.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 1,441,200 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 1,441,200 city blocks. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
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