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It's about 80 times as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 0.413223140 virgates.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 0.413223140 virgates. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-eighty-fifth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 2,882 virgates.
(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 2,882 virgates 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-ninetieth as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 2,961 virgates.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 2,961 virgates 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 one-ninety-fifth as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 3,200 virgates.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 3,200 virgates in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about 100 times as big as The Philippine Arena
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The size of The Philippine Arena is about 0.330 virgates.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 0.330 virgates, with the dome itself occupying 0.30 virgates. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about 100 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 0.30 virgates.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 0.30 virgates. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about 100 times as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 0.310 virgates.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 0.310 virgates. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 3,730 virgates.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 3,730 virgates in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about 150 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 0.2590 virgates.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 0.2590 virgates. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 4,710 virgates.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 4,710 virgates in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.00824 virgates.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 4,845 virgates.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 4,845 virgates in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 5,000 virgates.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 5,000 virgates in total area.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Manila
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The size of Manila is about 5,103.30 virgates.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 5,103.30 virgates. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Bangalore
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The size of Bangalore is about 6,100 virgates.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 6,100 virgates in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 26.40 virgates.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as New York City
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The size of New York City is about 6,470 virgates.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 6,470 virgates in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
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