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It's about one-tenth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 202,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 202,900 city blocks in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-tenth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 209,000 city blocks.
(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 209,000 city blocks. 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 one-tenth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 227,132.4340 city blocks.
(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 227,132.3940 city blocks.
It's about one-tenth as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 235,407 city blocks.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 235,407 city blocks. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-tenth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 261,835 city blocks.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 261,835 city blocks in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about nine times as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 3,300 city blocks.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 3,300 city blocks 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 one-tenth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 293,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 293,300 city blocks in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about one-tenth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 311,747 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 311,747 city blocks. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Hawaii (Island)
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The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 480,583 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Hawaii, a.k.a. The Big Island) (Hawaii)
The largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the largest island in the United States, Hawaii measures 480,583 city blocks in total area. It is known for its continuously erupting (for the past two decades, as of 2011) volcano, Kīlauea, and for the black sand beaches formed by the lava flow.
It's about one-twentieth 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 twenty times as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,400 city blocks.
(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 1,400 city blocks. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.013 city blocks, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about one-twenty-fifth 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 one-thirtieth 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 thirty times as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 951.70 city blocks.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 951.70 city blocks, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about one-thirtieth 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.
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