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Britain may be a small country, but its capital, Londonhas a huge impact in terms of size.
A fascinating size comparison tool that lets users overlay a map of one city over another reveals that it’s actually larger than all of the cities with famous skylines in the United States.
The tool, by www.mylifeintheworld.commakes it a A fascinating lesson in geography, which also reveals that some world-famous cities, such as Paris and Sydney – they are surprisingly small.
In fact, both have been absorbed by London and the major metropolises of the United States.
We have selected some of the most interesting comparisons and present them below.
It’s cartography, but not as you know it.
London vs Los Angeles
London, including the 32 boroughs of Greater London, is around 1,572 km2 (606 m2), making it about 1.3 times (or 29 percent) larger than Los Angeles, which covers 1,215 km2 (469 m2).
London vs Paris
London (1,572 km²/606 m²) is approximately 15 times larger than Paris, which covers 105 km² (40 mi²).
London vs. New York
New York City, including its five boroughs, covers 781 km2 (301 m2). It’s huge, but London is twice as big (1,572 km2/606 m2)
London vs Sydney
Sydney covers around 27 square kilometres (10 square metres), meaning London is 59 times larger.
NEW YORK CITY VS. SYDNEY
New York City (781 km²/301 m²) swallows Sydney, and the Australian city occupies approximately half of Manhattan.
London vs San Francisco
San Francisco (121 km2/46 m2) looks big in the movies, but is dwarfed by London, which is 13 times larger.
NEW YORK CITY VS SAN FRANCISCO
New York City (781 km²/301 m²) is approximately six times larger than San Francisco (121 km²/46 m²)
MILAN VS PARIS
Milan, with 182 km²/70 m², is 1.7 times (72 percent) larger than Paris (105 km²/40 m²)
Vancouver vs Sydney
Vancouver covers 124 km2 (47 m2), making it 4.6 times larger than Sydney (27 km2/10 m2)
London vs Dallas
Dallas covers a massive 880 square kilometres (339 square metres), but London is 79 percent larger (or 1.8 times larger).
London vs Chicago
Chicago, the third-largest US city by population, covers 590 square kilometres (227 square miles), but is no match for London, which is 2.7 times larger.
London vs Athens
Athens covers 412 square kilometres (159 square miles) and easily fits inside London, which is 3.8 times larger.
London vs Toronto
Toronto has an area of 630 km2 (243 m2), which is considerable, but it fits perfectly within London, which is 2.5 times larger.
London vs Madrid
London (1,572 km²/606 m²) is 2.6 times (160 percent) larger than Madrid, which covers 604 km² (233 m²)
London vs Las Vegas
London is 4.3 times larger (328 percent) than Las Vegas, covering 367 square kilometers (141 square meters)
London vs Milan
London overtakes Milan: it is 765 percent larger than the Italian fashion capital
Houston is gigantic, and its area of 1,659 km2 (640 m2) makes it barely larger than London (1,572 km2/606 m2).
