How big is 24,700 square kilometers?
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Prince Edward Island
The size of Prince Edward Island is about 5,683.910 square kilometers.
(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 5,683.91 sq. km 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 five times as big as Calgary
The size of Calgary is about 5,110.210 square kilometers.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 5,110.21 sq. km. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about five times as big as Grand Canyon National Park
The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 4,930.590880 square kilometers.
(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 4,930.59088 sq. km.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as Fort Bliss
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.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as Kangaroo Island
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-fifth as big as New York
The size of New York is about 141,299.40 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 141,299.4 sq. km in total area. Adirondack Park, a 24,700 sq. km area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about six times as big as Rhode Island
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-tenth as big as Florida
The size of Florida is about 170,303.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 170,303.6 sq. km in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about eight times as big as Yosemite National Park
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 one-tenth as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 213,096 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 213,096.0 sq. km 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-tenth as big as Minnesota
The size of Minnesota is about 225,170.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 225,170.6 sq. km in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 1,544.5 sq. km (596.3 sq. mi) 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 ten times as big as Cape Town
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 one-tenth as big as Michigan
The size of Michigan is about 250,493.60 square kilometers.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 250,493.6 sq. m 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 one-fifteenth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 348,000 square kilometers.
(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 sq. km. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as big as Stewart Island
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.