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It's about one-one-hundred-thousandth 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 one-one-hundred-fifty-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 one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth 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-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth 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.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as big as Grand Canyon National Park
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The size of Grand Canyon National Park is about 1,439,683.720 arpents.
(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 1,439,683.470 arpents.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as big as Calgary
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The size of Calgary is about 1,492,130 arpents.
(Calgary metro) (Canada)
One of the largest cities in Canada, Calgary measures 1,492,130 arpents. Calgary has a large parks system, with 800 km of pathways connecting the city's various parks.
It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth as big as Prince Edward Island
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The size of Prince Edward Island is about 1,659,650 arpents.
(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 1,659,650 arpents 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 one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Tshwane
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The size of Tshwane is about 1,859,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Pretoria, a.k.a. ePitoli, a.k.a. Jacaranda City) (Gauteng, South Africa) (for Tshwane metro area)
Tshwane, South Africa's executive capital, measures 1,859,000 arpents in total metro area. The Reserve Bank of South Africa is the city's tallest building at 150 m in height.
It's about one-two-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 1,976,020 arpents.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 1,976,020 arpents. For many years, the skyline of Ottawa was dominated by the Peace Tower (la Tour de la Paix), with city ordinances preventing other structures from exceeding its 92.2 m height.
It's about 300,000 times as big as an Airplane Tray Table
The size of an Airplane Tray Table is about 0.00002950 arpents.
(average)
With wide variation among different models of airplanes, in-flight tray tables measure around 41.2 cm (16.5 in) x 24.1 cm (9.5 in) for a total area of 0.00002950 arpents. Flight safety rules require that the tray tables be upright and locked during takeoff and landing so as to reduce the risk of passenger abdominal injury.
It's about one-three-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Hawaii (Island)
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The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 3,046,190 arpents.
(a.k.a. Hawaii, a.k.a. The Big Island) (Hawaii)
The largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the largest island in the United States, Hawaii measures 3,046,190 arpents in total area. It is known for its continuously erupting (for the past two decades, as of 2011) volcano, Kīlauea, and for the black sand beaches formed by the lava flow.
It's about one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Sydney
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The size of Sydney is about 3,611,250 arpents.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 3,611,250 arpents. The Royal National Park, in Sutherland Shire, located in the southern part of the city, is the second oldest national park in the world and covers 38,542.70 arpents.
It's about one-five-hundred-fifty-thousandth as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 4,625,700 arpents.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 4,625,700 arpents. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
It's about one-seven-hundred-thousandth as big as Lake Ontario
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The size of Lake Ontario is about 5,536,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Lac Ontario) (surface area)
The smallest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Ontario has a total area of 5,536,000 arpents. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
It's about 700,000 times as big as an Apple iPad
The size of an Apple iPad is about 0.000011690 arpents.
(for 9.7 inch, Apple iPad Air MD785LL/B)
An Apple iPad measures 23 cm (9.4 in) x 17 cm (6.6 in) for a total device area of 0.000011690 arpents. The base model iPad Air features 16 GB of storage capacity.
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