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How big is 40,993,069,000 squares?

It's about as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 40,993,069,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 40,993,069,000 squares 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 53,388,996 squares.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 37,500,000,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 37,500,000,000 squares. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about nine-tenths as big as California
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The size of California is about 45,635,706,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 45,635,706,000 squares 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-and-a-half times as big as Michigan
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The size of Michigan is about 26,962,910,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Great Lakes State," Michigan measures 26,962,910,000 squares 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-seven-tenths times as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 24,237,160,000 squares.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 24,237,160,000 squares in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 166,248,600 squares 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 one-and-four-fifths times as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 22,937,500,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 22,937,500,000 squares in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about half as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 74,876,035,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 74,876,035,000 squares 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 two times as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 18,331,330,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 18,331,330,000 squares 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 two-and-a-half times as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 15,209,340,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 15,209,340,000 squares in total area. Adirondack Park, a 2,658,686,000 squares area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about one-fifth as big as Alaska
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The size of Alaska is about 184,908,300,000 squares.
(United States)
The "Last Frontier," Alaska measures 184,908,300,000 squares in total area. Alaska is home to over 100,000 glaciers — half of the world's total — including the Bering Glacier complex near the southeastern border of Alaska, which covers 627,535,980 squares.
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as The Island of Ireland
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The size of The Island of Ireland is about 9,087,000,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 9,087,000,000 squares. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 8,840,000,000 squares.
(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 8,840,000,000 squares. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 6,420,000,000 squares.
(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 6,420,000,000 squares. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 6,220,000,000 squares.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 6,220,000,000 squares. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about twelve times as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 3,367,500,000 squares.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 3,367,500,000 squares. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
 
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