City size comparison

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Melbourne is about 26 times bigger than Staten Island.

Staten Island is approximately 149 sq km, while Melbourne (the 27 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, without the Yarra Ranges, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula and Nillumbik) is approximately 3,915 sq km, making Melbourne 2,528% larger than Staten Island.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Staten Island vs. Melbourne uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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