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It's about 15,000 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 569 square perches.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 569 square perches. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about 20,000 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 470 square perches.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 470 square perches. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about 20,000 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 400 square perches.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 400 square perches. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about 30,000 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 320 square perches.
(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 320 square perches, on a total grounds area of about 1,600 square perches. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 30,000 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 320 square perches.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 320 square perches. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 35,000 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 250 square perches.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 250 square perches 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-forty-thousandth as big as Brazil
The size of Brazil is about 336,651,500,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. Brasil, formally the Federative Republic of Brazil, a.k.a. Rep&blica Federativa do Brasil)
Brazil measures 336,651,500,000 square perches in total area. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and eighth-largest economy (by GDP).
It's about 40,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 211.57024790 square perches.
(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 211.57024790 square perches. 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 86.981094280 square perches.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as big as China
The size of China is about 379,433,700,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. People's Republic of China, a.k.a. 中华人民共和国, a.k.a.中華人民共和國 , a.k.a. Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghég) (UN mainland area figure)
Mainland China, as measured by the United Nations (excluding China's Special Administrative Regions — Hong Kong and Macau — and disputed territories such as Taiwan, Askai Chin, and the Trans-Karakoram Tract), occupies 379,433,700,000 square perches in total area . China is the the most populous country in the world and the third or fourth largest (depending on areas included in the measurement) in total area.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as big as United States
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The size of United States is about 388,515,900,000 square perches.
(a.k.a. United States of America, a.k.a. America, a.k.a. USA, a.k.a. US)
The third or fourth largest country in the world (there is some dispute in how China's total area is measured), the United States measures 388,515,900,000 square perches in total area. The United States is the third-most populous country in the world, home to over 300 million people.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as big as Canada
The size of Canada is about 394,763,000,000 square perches.
Canada measures 394,763,000,000 square perches in total area. It is both the second-largest country in the world and one of the most-sparsely populated, in addition to having the longest coastline of any country in the world — 243,000 km (151,000 mi).
It's about 50,000 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 176.90 square perches.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 176.90 square perches, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 9.093 square perches gym, a 3.5580 square perches dining room, and a 7.5120 square perches 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 150,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 59.97064710 square perches.
(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 59.97064710 square perches. 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 200,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 48.950 square perches.
(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 48.950 square perches between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 200,000 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 46.70 square perches.
(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 46.70 square perches. 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.
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