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How big is 8,870,000,000 square meters?

It's about nine-tenths as big as Hawaii (Island)
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The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 10,432,500,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Hawaii, a.k.a. The Big Island) (Hawaii)
The largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the largest island in the United States, Hawaii measures 10,432,500,000 square meters in total area. It is known for its continuously erupting (for the past two decades, as of 2011) volcano, Kīlauea, and for the black sand beaches formed by the lava flow.
It's about one-and-three-tenths times as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 6,767,410,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 6,767,410,000 square meters. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 6,368,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 6,368,000,000 square meters in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about seven-tenths as big as Sydney
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The size of Sydney is about 12,367,700,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 12,367,700,000 square meters. The Royal National Park, in Sutherland Shire, located in the southern part of the city, is the second oldest national park in the world and covers 132,000,000 square meters.
It's about one-and-three-fifths times as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 5,683,910,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. PEI, a.k.a. P.E.I., a.k.a. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, a.k.a. Eilean a' Phrionnsa, a.k.a. Garden of the Gulf, a.k.a. Birthplace of the Confederation, a.k.a. Île Saint-Jean)
Prince Edward Island, located off Canada's eastern coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, measures 5,683,910,000 square meters in total area. Significant among Prince Edward Island's industries is agriculture, with the island producing 1.3 billion kg (1.4 million tons) of potatoes each year — almost 21% the output of the US state of Idaho with 3% as much land.
It's about one-and-three-fourths times as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 5,110,210,000 square meters.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 5,110,210,000 square meters. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about three-fifths as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 15,842,000,000 square meters.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 15,842,000,000 square meters. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 4,930,590,880 square meters.
(Coconino County and Mohave Counties, Arizona, near Fredonia and Grand Canyon, Arizona)
Containing the 446 km (277 mi) Grand Canyon gorge, Grand Canyon National Park covers 4,930,590,000 square meters.
It's about twice as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 4,530,000,000 square meters.
(near Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas)
Fort Bliss is the United States Army's second-largest installation with a total area of 4,530,000,000 square meters. It is known as the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) site, the Army's largest maneuver area, and the country's largest contiguous tract of open airspace.
It's about two times as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 4,405,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 4,405,000,000 square meters in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about half as big as Lake Ontario
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The size of Lake Ontario is about 18,960,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Lac Ontario) (surface area)
The smallest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Ontario has a total area of 18,960,000,000 square meters. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
It's about two times as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 4,001,660,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 4,001,660,000 square meters in total area. Several large bays totaling 2,706,000,000 square meters make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about two-fifths as big as Wales
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The size of Wales is about 20,732,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Cymru) (total area)
The area of the country of Wales (in the United Kingdom) is 20,732,000,000 square meters. More than 764,700,000 square meters, or about 4% of the country's land area, is made up of the fifty-plus islands in the Irish and Celtic Seas off the coast of the Welsh mainland.
It's about one-third as big as Lake Erie
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The size of Lake Erie is about 25,700,000,000 square meters.
(a.k.a. Lac &ri&) (surface area)
The fourth largest of North America's Great Lakes and the thirteenth largest lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Erie has a total area of 25,700,000,000 square meters. It borders the cities of Cleveland, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio.
It's about three times as big as Yosemite National Park
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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)
 
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