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It's about one-tenth as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 1,680 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 1,680 sq. km. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 1,400 sq. km, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 16.730 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 16.73 sq. km, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about thirteen times as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 14 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 14 square kilometers of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about fourteen times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 12.50 square kilometers.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 12.5 sq. km, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 2,461 square kilometers.
(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 sq. km 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 fourteen-and-a-half times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 12.270 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 12.27 sq. km between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about fifteen times as big as Tokelau
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The size of Tokelau is about 12 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Tokelau Islands, a.k.a. The Union Islands) (New Zealand Territory) (total area)
Tokelau, a territory consisting of three coral atolls under the sovereignty of New Zealand, measures 12 sq. km. With exports consisting of small crafts and small-scale agriculture, most of which is traded only with New Zealand, Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.
It's about fifteen-and-a-half times as big as Mackinac Island
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The size of Mackinac Island is about 11.3070 square kilometers.
(Michigan)
Mackinac Island measures 11.307 sq. km in total land area. The island is located in Lake Huron and is known as a historically-cultured tourist destination and summer colony, home to the well-known Victorian Grand Hotel.
It's about sixteen times as big as Dublin International Airport (DUB)
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The size of Dublin International Airport (DUB) is about 10.840 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (Collinstown, Leinster, Ireland) (total site area)
Dublin International Airport covers a total area of 10.84 sq. km, including two passenger terminals, outbuildings, and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 4,709 m.
It's about seventeen times as big as Boracay Island
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The size of Boracay Island is about 10.320 square kilometers.
(Malay, Aklan, Philippines)
Frequently called "the best island in the world," Boracay Island measures 10.32 sq. km. The most famous destination of the Island is the 4-km-long White Beach.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 3,026.870 square kilometers.
(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 3,026.87 sq. km in total area, of which 20 sq. km 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 twenty times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
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The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 9 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 9 sq. km, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 4,001.660 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 4,001.66 sq. km in total area. Several large bays totaling 2,706 sq. km make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 4,405 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 4,405 sq. km in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 4,530 square kilometers.
(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 sq. km. 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.
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