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It's about one-fourth as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 1,827 hectares.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 1,827 hectares, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about one-fourth as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 2,066 hectares.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 2,066 hectares, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about one-fifth as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 3,100 hectares.
(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 3,100 hectares. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.029 hectares, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as The Forbidden City
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The size of The Forbidden City is about 74 hectares.
(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 74 hectares. 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 seven-and-a-half times as big as Disneyland
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The size of Disneyland is about 65 hectares.
(a.k.a. Disneyland Park) (Anaheim, California) (public areas)
The public areas of Disneyland occupy 65 hectares. 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 eight times as big as Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds
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The size of Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds is about 60.70280 hectares.
(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 60.70280 hectares. It was at Eden Gardens that South Africa returned to cricket play in 1991, after a twenty-year suspension.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as big as Rizal Park
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The size of Rizal Park is about 58 hectares.
(a.k.a. Liwasang Rizal, a.k.a. Parque Rizal, a.k.a. Luneta Park, a.k.a. Luneta) (Ermita, Manila, Philippines)
Rizal Park covers 58 hectares on the edge of Manila Bay. The Park is an important site in Filipino history and is the traditional location for Independence Day celebrations and Presidential inaugurations.
It's about eleven times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 44 hectares.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 44 hectares in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about twelve times as big as The Mall of America
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The size of The Mall of America is about 39 hectares.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 39 hectares. At the middle of the mall is a 2.80 hectares amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Coron Island
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The size of Coron Island is about 7,100 hectares.
(Calamian Islands, Palawan, Philippines)
A popular tourist destination, Coron Island, measures about 7,100 hectares 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 twenty times as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 24 hectares.
(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 24 hectares 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 twenty times as big as Grand Central Station
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The size of Grand Central Station is about 20 hectares.
(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 20 hectares in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.007 hectares.
It's about one-twentieth as big as Disney World
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The size of Disney World is about 10,100 hectares.
(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 10,100 hectares. Part of the former total area of 12,000 hectares now comprises the Disney planned community of Celebration, Florida.
It's about twenty times as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 23 hectares.
(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, 23 hectares plot.
It's about twenty times as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 23 hectares.
(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 23 hectares 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.
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