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It's about 2,500 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.05703 city blocks.
(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 0.05703 city blocks between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Ottawa
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The size of Ottawa is about 311,747 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Ville d'Ottawa) (Ottawa metropolitan area) (Canada)
The capital and fourth-largest city of Canada, Ottawa measures 311,747 city blocks. 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 2,500 times as big as Fort Knox
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The size of Fort Knox is about 0.0544 city blocks.
(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 0.0544 city blocks. 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-three-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Hawaii (Island)
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The size of Hawaii (Island) is about 480,583 city blocks.
(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 480,583 city blocks 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-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Sydney
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The size of Sydney is about 569,730 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cadi) (Greater Sydney region) (Australia)
The region of Greater Sydney, the largest city of Oceania, measures 569,730 city blocks. 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 6,080.710 city blocks.
It's about one-five-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 729,780 city blocks.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 729,780 city blocks. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
It's about 6,000 times as big as a Basketball court
The size of a Basketball court is about 0.02283203051 city blocks.
(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 0.02283203051 city blocks. 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-six-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Lake Ontario
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The size of Lake Ontario is about 873,400 city blocks.
(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 873,400 city blocks. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
It's about one-seven-thousandth as big as Wales
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The size of Wales is about 955,040 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Cymru) (total area)
The area of the country of Wales (in the United Kingdom) is 955,040 city blocks. More than 35,227 city blocks, or about 4% of the country's land area, is made up of the fifty-plus islands in the Irish and Celtic Seas off the coast of the Welsh mainland.
It's about 8,000 times as big as an IMAX screen
The size of an IMAX screen is about 0.01632 city blocks.
(standard)
An IMAX movie theater screen measures 22 m (72 ft) by 16 m (52 ft) for a total area of 0.01632 city blocks. 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-nine-thousandth as big as Lake Erie
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The size of Lake Erie is about 1,180,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lac &ri&) (surface area)
The fourth largest of North America's Great Lakes and the thirteenth largest lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Erie has a total area of 1,180,000 city blocks. It borders the cities of Cleveland, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Hawaii
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The size of Hawaii is about 1,304,179 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Moku'āina o Hawai'i) (United States)
The "Aloha State," Hawaii measures 1,304,179 city blocks in total area. A total of 137 islands make up the Hawaiian archipelago, with the eight principle islands measuring 766,284.30 city blocks in combined total area.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 1,406,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kingdom of Belgium, a.k.a. Koninkrijk Belgi&, a.k.a. Royaume de Belgique, a.k.a. K&nigreich Belgien)
Belgium measures 1,406,300 city blocks in total area. Contrary to their name, french fries were developed in Belgium (known at the time as the Southern Netherlands) in the late 17th century.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 1,441,200 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 1,441,200 city blocks. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
It's about 10,000 times as big as a Tennis court
The size of a Tennis court is about 0.012017309 city blocks.
(per ITF specification; for doubles)
Per International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis 2009, a doubles tennis court should measure 23.7744 m long by 10.9728 m, for a total area of about 0.012012161 city blocks. Courts may be surfaced with crushed red stone, shale, brick, hard-soil grass, or asphalt.
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