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It's about three-tenths 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 three-tenths 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 three-tenths 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.
It's about three-and-a-half 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 five-and-a-half 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 five-and-a-half 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 six 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 six 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 six-and-a-half 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 one-fifth as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 2,660,000 city blocks.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 2,660,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-tenth as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 2,750,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac Huron) (surface area)
The second largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Huron has a total area of 2,750,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about seven 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 seven-and-a-half 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 eight-and-a-half 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 one-tenth as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 3,780,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac Supérieur, a.k.a. Gitchigumi, a.k.a. Gitche Gumee) (surface area)
Both the largest of North America's Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Superior has a total area of 3,780,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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