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It's about three-and-a-half times as big as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
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The size of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is about 200 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino, a.k.a. Manila International Airport, a.k.a. Nichols Field) (Manila, NCR, Philippines) (total site area)
Ninoy Aquino International Airport covers a total area of 200 city blocks, including four terminals. The total length of the airport's two runways is 5,995 m.
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Central Park
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The size of Central Park is about 157 city blocks.
(Manhattan, New York City, New York)
The most visited park in the country, Central Park has an area of 157 city blocks. According to a 2005 appraisal, the real estate value of the Park's land is $528,783,552,000.
It's about one-fifth 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 Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 4,650 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (total site)
Disney World currently occupies 4,650 city blocks. Part of the former total area of 5,530 city blocks now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about one-tenth as big as Hilton Head
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The size of Hilton Head is about 5,014.830 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Hilton Head Island) (South Carolina)
Hilton Head Island measures 5,014.740 city blocks in total land area. The island (and city of the same name) is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is known as popular vacation destination.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Monaco
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The size of Monaco is about 95.80 city blocks.
(a.k.a. the Principality of Monaco, a.k.a. Principauté de Monaco, a.k.a. Principatu de Múnegu)
One of the smallest nations in the world, Monaco is a city-state located on the French border of the Mediterranean Sea, which measures 95.80 city blocks in total area.
It's about one-tenth as big as Washington, D.C.
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The size of Washington, D.C. is about 8,150 city blocks.
(formally the District of Columbia, a.k.a. Washington, a.k.a. the District, a.k.a. DC) (United State)
The United States' capital and only federal district, Washington, D.C. is a 8,150 city blocks area located between the states of Virginia and Maryland. Washington, D.C. is known as the center of each of the three branches of the United States federal government and as home to many of the nation's monuments, museums, and foreign embassies.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Abel Tasman National Park
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The size of Abel Tasman National Park is about 10,380 city blocks.
(Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand)
New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park measures about 10,380 city blocks in total area. The size of the park has increased over the years as donated parcels of land have been added to it, with the last expansion in 2008 adding 363.90 city blocks.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Edinburgh
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The size of Edinburgh is about 12,200 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Edinburgh, a.k.a. Dùn Èideann, a.k.a. Edinburgum) (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, measures 12,200 city blocks. Edinburgh Castle, atop Castle Rock, is the centerpiece of the city and has been continuously-occupied for over 1,800 years.
It's about twenty times as big as The Forbidden City
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The size of The Forbidden City is about 34 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Forbidden Palace, a.k.a. Purple Forbidden City, a.k.a. Zijin Cheng, a.k.a. Zǐjinchéng, a.k.a. 紫禁城) (Beijing, China)
The imperial palace complex of the Forbidden City consists of 980 buildings covering 34 city blocks. The City was the home of Chinese Emperors and their cabinets from its construction in 1420 until the fall of the last ruling dynasty in 1912.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 14,630 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 14,630 city blocks. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about twenty times as big as Disneyland
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The size of Disneyland is about 30 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Disneyland Park) (Anaheim, California) (public areas)
The public areas of Disneyland occupy 30 city blocks. The park consists of nine themed "stages" — including Main Street, U.S.A; Adventureland; Frontierland; Fantasyland; and Tomorrowland — with hidden passages that allow park employees to move between each without being seen by guests.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 16,120 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 16,120 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 16,560 city blocks.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 16,560 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about twenty times as big as Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds
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The size of Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds is about 27.96330 city blocks.
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India) (stadium size)
"The home of Indian cricket," Eden Gardens in Kolkata is one of the oldest and largest cricket grounds in India and covers 27.96330 city blocks. It was at Eden Gardens that South Africa returned to cricket play in 1991, after a twenty-year suspension.
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