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How big is 3,000 arpents?

It's about one-thirtieth as big as Dublin
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The size of Dublin is about 92,710 arpents.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 92,710 arpents. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as Philadelphia
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The size of Philadelphia is about 102,200 arpents.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 102,200 arpents in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as big as Detroit
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The size of Detroit is about 105,000 arpents.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 105,000 arpents in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about one-fortieth as big as The Isle of Wight
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The size of The Isle of Wight is about 113,000 arpents.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 113,000 arpents in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about 45 times as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 70 arpents.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 70 arpents and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about one-forty-fifth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 132,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 132,000 arpents in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about 45 times as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 67 arpents.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 67 arpents plot.
It's about 45 times as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 67 arpents.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 67 arpents plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about 50 times as big as Grand Central Station
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The size of Grand Central Station is about 60 arpents.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 60 arpents in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.02 arpents.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 167,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 167,000 arpents in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.2920 arpents.
It's about one-fifty-fifth as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 171,700 arpents.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 171,700 arpents in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 177,000 arpents.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 177,000 arpents in total area.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Manila
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The size of Manila is about 180,910 arpents.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 180,910 arpents. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about 70 times as big as The Citadelle
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The size of The Citadelle is about 44 arpents.
(a.k.a. La Citadelle, a.k.a. Québec Citadelle, a.k.a. The Citadel) (Québec City, Quebec, Canada) (for the fortified enclosure)
The Citadelle of Quebec, containing Canada's oldest military buildings measures about 4.40 arpents in total area. The fortress sits on a 90-meter cliffside, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
It's about 70 times as big as Eden Park
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The size of Eden Park is about 43.80 arpents.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (total grounds)
The largest stadium in New Zealand, Eden Park in Auckland measures about 43.80 arpents over its total grounds. It is primarily a rugby and cricket stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 39-meters-high roof of the stands.
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