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It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Phoenix
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The size of Phoenix is about 359,000 arpents.
(Arizona)
The capital of and largest city in Arizona and fifth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Phoenix measures 359,000 arpents in total area. The city is known as an economic and cultural center of the American Southwest.
It's about 1,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.36150 arpents.
(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 0.36150 arpents between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about 1,000 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 0.3450 arpents.
(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 0.3450 arpents. 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-one-thousandth as big as Wellington
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The size of Wellington is about 405,300 arpents.
(Te Whanganui-a-Tara) (New Zealand) (Wellington metro area)
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington covers 405,300 arpents in total area. The Old Government Buildings, the former site of Kiwi government administration for over one-hundred years, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Delihi
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The size of Delihi is about 433,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dillī, a.k.a. Dēhlī, formally National Capital Territory of Delhi) (India)
Delhi, the capital union territory of India, covers 433,000 arpents. Delhi has one of the highest road densities in the country of India, with 29,648 km of roads.
It's about one-one-thousandth as big as Houston
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The size of Houston is about 438,300 arpents.
(Texas)
The largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Houston measures 438,300 arpents in total area. The city is known for its broad corporate base, prominence in oilfield equipment, and for its port, which accepts more cargo than any other port in the United States.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as London
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The size of London is about 461,100 arpents.
(a.k.a. Greater London) (London Region) (England, United Kingdom)
London, one of the most important global cities in the world, currently occupies a total area of 461,100 arpents. For more than one hundred years, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was the largest city in the world by population.
It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Stewart Island
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The size of Stewart Island is about 490,500 arpents.
(a.k.a. Rakiura) (Southland, New Zealand) (total land area)
Stewart Island, New Zealand's third-largest island measures 490,500 arpents. Eighty-five percent of the Island, or about 408,800 arpents, is Rakiura National Park, which opened in 2002.
It's about one-two-thousandth as big as Cape Town
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The size of Cape Town is about 718,600 arpents.
(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 718,600 arpents 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-two-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Yosemite National Park
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The size of Yosemite National Park is about 883,816 arpents.
(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 883,816 arpents in total area, of which 60,733.90 arpents 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 2,500 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 0.14472130690 arpents.
(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 0.14472130690 arpents. 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 one-three-thousandth as big as Rhode Island
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The size of Rhode Island is about 1,168,450 arpents.
(a.k.a. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a.k.a. RI) (United States)
The "Ocean State," Rhode Island measures 1,168,450 arpents in total area. Several large bays totaling 790,125 arpents make up 32.4% of its total area.
It's about 3,500 times as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 0.10340 arpents.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 0.10340 arpents. 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 one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Kangaroo Island
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The size of Kangaroo Island is about 1,286,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Karta) (state of South Australia, Australia)
Kangaroo Island, off the southern coast of Australia, measures 1,286,000 arpents in total area. The island is famous for its ligurian bee colonies, exporting over 100 tonnes of honey each year.
It's about one-three-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Fort Bliss
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The size of Fort Bliss is about 1,320,000 arpents.
(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 1,320,000 arpents. 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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