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It's about one-seven-thousandth as big as California
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The size of California is about 423,969,580 dunams.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 423,969,580 dunams in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about 7,500 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 8.10 dunams.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 8.10 dunams, on a total grounds area of about 40 dunams. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 7,500 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 8.10 dunams.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 8.10 dunams. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 10,000 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 6.20 dunams.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 6.20 dunams of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about 10,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 5.3512151040 dunams.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 5.3512151040 dunams. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 2.20 dunams.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 695,621,130 dunams.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 695,621,130 dunams in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about 15,000 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 4.4740 dunams.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 4.4740 dunams, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.230 dunams gym, a 0.09 dunams dining room, and a 0.190 dunams library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 1,717,854,300 dunams.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 1,717,854,300 dunams 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 5,830,000 dunams.
It's about 40,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 1.516828740 dunams.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 1.516828740 dunams. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 50,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 1.2380 dunams.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 1.2380 dunams between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 50,000 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 1.180 dunams.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 1.180 dunams. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
It's about 100,000 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 0.49563771840 dunams.
(per NBA regulation)
Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 0.49563771840 dunams. The first basketball game, held in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played on a court half the size of today's NBA standard and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 8,514,877,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 8,514,877,000 dunams in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as China
The size of China is about 9,596,961,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 9,596,961,000 dunams in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 9,826,675,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 9,826,675,000 dunams in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
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