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How big is 8,718.4 city blocks?

It's about one-seven-hundred-fiftieth as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 6,509,093 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 6,509,093 city blocks in total area. Adirondack Park, a 1,137,829 city blocks area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about 800 times as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 11 city blocks.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 11 city blocks and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about 800 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 11 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 11 city blocks plot.
It's about 800 times as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 11 city blocks.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 11 city blocks plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about one-nine-hundredth as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 7,845,200 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 7,845,200 city blocks in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about 900 times as big as Grand Central Station
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The size of Grand Central Station is about 9 city blocks.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 9 city blocks in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.003 city blocks.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 9,816,470 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 9,816,470 city blocks in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 10,372,700 city blocks.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 10,372,700 city blocks in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 71,148.890 city blocks segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about 1,500 times as big as Eden Park
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The size of Eden Park is about 6.910 city blocks.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (total grounds)
The largest stadium in New Zealand, Eden Park in Auckland measures about 6.910 city blocks over its total grounds. It is primarily a rugby and cricket stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 39-meters-high roof of the stands.
It's about 1,500 times as big as The Citadelle
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The size of The Citadelle is about 6.90 city blocks.
(a.k.a. La Citadelle, a.k.a. Québec Citadelle, a.k.a. The Citadel) (Québec City, Quebec, Canada) (for the fortified enclosure)
The Citadelle of Quebec, containing Canada's oldest military buildings measures about 0.690 city blocks in total area. The fortress sits on a 90-meter cliffside, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 11,539,230 city blocks.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 11,539,230 city blocks in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about 1,500 times as big as The Pentagon
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The size of The Pentagon is about 6.360 city blocks.
(a.k.a. United States Department of Defense Headquarters) (Washington, D.C.) (total floor area)
The Pentagon, the world's largest office building, contains a total floor area of 6.360 city blocks. Built during World War II, the designers compensated for the steel rations then in effect by using 310,000 cu. m of concrete in the construction efforts.
It's about 1,500 times as big as Ellis Island
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The size of Ellis Island is about 5.110 city blocks.
(Jersey City, New Jersey and New York City, New York)(now officially part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument)
Ellis Island, home of the Ellis Island Immigration Station, is 5.110 city blocks in total area. Nine-tenths of the island were artificially created after the New York-New Jersey borders had already been defined, leading to a sovereignty dispute which was settled by the US Supreme Court in 1998.
It's about one-two-thousandth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 16,000,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 16,000,000 city blocks. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about 2,000 times as big as King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
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The size of King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is about 4.740 city blocks.
(a.k.a. KSIA) (La Mercy, Durban City, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) (total terminal area)
King Shaka International Airport includes a main passenger terminal, with a total area of 4.740 city blocks. The airport's single, main runway stretches 3,700 m in length.
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