City size comparison

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Norfolk is around the same size as San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Norfolk is approximately 138 sq km, making Norfolk 14% larger than San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Norfolk uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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