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It's about 450 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 8,100 square meters.
(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 8,100 sq. m, on a total grounds area of about 40,000 sq. m. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 450 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 8,100 square meters.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 8,100 sq. m. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 600 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 6,200 square meters.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 6,200 sq. m 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 one-six-hundred-fiftieth as big as Cape Town
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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 700 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 5,351.2151040 square meters.
(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 5,351.215104 sq. m. 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 2,200 sq. m.
It's about one-eight-hundredth 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)
It's about 850 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 4,474 square meters.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 4,474 sq. m, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 230 sq. m gym, a 90 sq. m dining room, and a 190 sq. m 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-one-thousandth 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 one-one-thousandth 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 one-one-thousandth 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth 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 one-one-thousand-five-hundredth 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-one-thousand-five-hundredth 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 one-two-thousandth 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.
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