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It's about nineteen-and-a-half times as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 139,436 city blocks.
(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 139,436 city blocks in total area, of which 9,581.720 city blocks 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 twenty times as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 113,400 city blocks.
(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 113,400 city blocks 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 one-thirtieth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 79,134,619 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 79,134,619 city blocks 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 268,564.580 city blocks.
It's about forty times as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 77,390 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 77,390 city blocks. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 64,490 city blocks, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about forty times as big as London
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The size of London is about 72,740 city blocks.
(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 72,740 city blocks. 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 forty times as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 69,150 city blocks.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 69,150 city blocks 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 40 times as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 68,320 city blocks.
(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 68,320 city blocks. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about 45 times as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 63,940 city blocks.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 63,940 city blocks 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 50 times as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 56,700 city blocks.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 56,700 city blocks in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about 50 times as big as Los Angeles
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The size of Los Angeles is about 55,970 city blocks.
(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 55,970 city blocks 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 55 times as big as San Antonio
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The size of San Antonio is about 48,650 city blocks.
(Texas)
The second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Antonio measures 48,650 city blocks 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 65 times as big as Indianapolis
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The size of Indianapolis is about 43,130 city blocks.
(Indiana) (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
The capital of and largest city in Indiana as of 2009, Indianapolis measures 43,130 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its sports tourism, including the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, and the Men's and Women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
It's about 65 times as big as Dallas
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The size of Dallas is about 40,870 city blocks.
(Texas)
The third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States as of 2009, Dallas measures 40,870 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a strong industrial, commerce, and banking center, and as an "inland port," due to its metropolitan airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
It's about 70 times as big as San Diego
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The size of San Diego is about 38,690 city blocks.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 38,690 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about 75 times as big as New York City
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The size of New York City is about 36,180 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 36,180 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
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