California is about 980 times bigger than Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands is approximately 412 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 97,930% larger than Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Heard Island and McDonald Islands vs. California uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.

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