How big is 10,432,500,000 square meters?
It's about one-third as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 30,528,000,000 square meters.
(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 30,528,000,000 square meters 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 one-third as big as Vancouver Island
The size of Vancouver Island is about 31,285,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 31,285,000,000 square meters. 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 Yosemite National Park
The size of Yosemite National Park is about 3,026,870,000 square meters.
(Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties, California, near Mariposa, California) (total land area)
Famous for its granite cliffs and Giant Sequoia groves, Yosemite National Park is 3,026,870,000 square meters in total area, of which 208,000,000 square meters is the well-known Yosemite Valley. The Park is known as the home of Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in North America and sixth highest in the world at 739 m (2,420 ft)
It's about four times as big as Cape Town
The size of Cape Town is about 2,461,000,000 square meters.
(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 2,461,000,000 square meters 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 one-fifth as big as Lake Michigan
The size of Lake Michigan is about 57,800,000,000 square meters.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 57,800,000,000 square meters. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-fifth as big as Lake Huron
The size of Lake Huron is about 59,600,000,000 square meters.
(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 59,600,000,000 square meters. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about six times as big as Stewart Island
The size of Stewart Island is about 1,680,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 1,680,000,000 square meters. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 1,400,000,000 square meters, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as London
The size of London is about 1,579,000,000 square meters.
(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 1,579,000,000 square meters. 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 seven times as big as Houston
The size of Houston is about 1,501,000,000 square meters.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 1,501,000,000 square meters 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 seven times as big as Delihi
The size of Delihi is about 1,483,000,000 square meters.
(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 1,483,000,000 square meters. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Wellington
The size of Wellington is about 1,388,000,000 square meters.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 1,388,000,000 square meters 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-tenth as big as Lake Superior
The size of Lake Superior is about 82,100,000,000 square meters.
(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 82,100,000,000 square meters. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about one-tenth as big as The Island of Ireland
The size of The Island of Ireland is about 84,421,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 84,421,000,000 square meters. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as big as Phoenix
The size of Phoenix is about 1,230,000,000 square meters.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 1,230,000,000 square meters in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about eight-and-a-half times as big as Los Angeles
The size of Los Angeles is about 1,215,000,000 square meters.
(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 1,215,000,000 square meters in total area. The city is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for its contributions to media, entertainment, and culture.