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How big is 59,424.79 square miles?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 54,556 square miles.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 54,556 square miles in total area. Adirondack Park, a 9,536.7230 square miles area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about nine-tenths as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 65,754.590 square miles.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 65,754.590 square miles in total area. Florida has 1,067 km (663 mi) of oceanfront beaches and 1,926.38 km (1,197 mi) of coastline total.
It's about seven-tenths as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 82,276.80 square miles.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 82,276.80 square miles in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about seven-tenths as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 86,938.850 square miles.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 86,938.850 square miles in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 596.33480 square miles segment of Minnesota called the "Northwest Angle" lies north of the 49th parallel, which marks the border between the contiguous United States and Canada across the western remainder of the two countries.
It's about three-fifths as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 96,716.120 square miles.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 96,716.120 square miles in total area. According to some studies, there is no point in Michigan that is more than 9.66 km (6 mi) from a lake or 136.79 km (85 mi) from a Great Lake.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as big as The Island of Ireland
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The size of The Island of Ireland is about 32,595 square miles.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 32,595 square miles. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 31,700 square miles.
(a.k.a. Lac Supérieur, a.k.a. Gitchigumi, a.k.a. Gitche Gumee) (surface area)
Both the largest of North America's Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Superior has a total area of 31,700 square miles. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about two-fifths as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 134,000 square miles.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 134,000 square miles. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about two-fifths as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 147,042.40 square miles.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 147,042.40 square miles in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 191.506670 square miles.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 23,000 square miles.
(a.k.a. Lac Huron) (surface area)
The second largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Huron has a total area of 23,000 square miles. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 22,300 square miles.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 22,300 square miles. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about one-third as big as California
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The size of California is about 163,695.570 square miles.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 163,695.570 square miles in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about one-fifth as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 268,580.820 square miles.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 268,580.820 square miles in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about five times as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 12,079 square miles.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 12,079 square miles. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
It's about five times as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 11,787 square miles.
(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 11,787 square miles 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.
 
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