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It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 213,096,000 dunams.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 213,096,000 dunams in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 225,170,600 dunams.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 225,170,600 dunams in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 1,544,500 dunams segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 250,493,600 dunams.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 250,493,600 dunams in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about 15,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 1.516828740 dunams.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 1.516828740 dunams. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 15,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 1.2380 dunams.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 1.2380 dunams between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 348,000,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 348,000,000 dunams. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about 20,000 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 1.180 dunams.
(a.k.a. the United States Bullion Depository, a.k.a. "Gold Vault") (Kentucky)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly referred to by the metonym "Fort Knox" (in spite of the fact that the Depository is not located on the Fort proper), measures 32.0 m (105 ft) by 36.9 m (121 ft), for a total area of about 1.180 dunams. The Depository is most famous for housing the largest portion of the national gold reserve, but has also temporarily housed the original US Declaration of Independence, an original copy of the US Constitution, and other important documents, kept there for safe keeping during World War II.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 380,838,070 dunams.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 380,838,070 dunams in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 496,000 dunams.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as big as California
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The size of California is about 423,969,580 dunams.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 423,969,580 dunams in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about one-thirty-five-thousandth as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 695,621,130 dunams.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 695,621,130 dunams in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about 40,000 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 0.49563771840 dunams.
(per NBA regulation)
Per NBA rules , a basketball court should measure 29.5656 m long by 16.764 m wide, for a total area of 0.49563771840 dunams. The first basketball game, held in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played on a court half the size of today's NBA standard and ended with a score of 1-0.
It's about 60,000 times as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 0.35420 dunams.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 0.35420 dunams. Because the film used in an IMAX movie is more than eight times larger than regular film, the platters of a two-and-a-half hour feature film can weigh up to 250 kg (550 lbs).
It's about 80,000 times as big as a Tennis court
The size of a Tennis court is about 0.260871740 dunams.
(per ITF specification; for doubles)
Per International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis 2009, a doubles tennis court should measure 23.7744 m long by 10.9728 m, for a total area of about 0.260760 dunams. Courts may be surfaced with crushed red stone, shale, brick, hard-soil grass, or asphalt.
It's about one-eighty-five-thousandth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 1,717,854,300 dunams.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 1,717,854,300 dunams in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 5,830,000 dunams.
It's about one-four-hundred-thousandth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 8,514,877,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 8,514,877,000 dunams in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
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