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It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Lake Huron
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The size of Lake Huron is about 491,000 virgates.
(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 491,000 virgates. It borders the cities of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and Bay City, Michigan.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Lake Michigan
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The size of Lake Michigan is about 476,000 virgates.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 476,000 virgates. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
It's about three-fourths as big as Lake Superior
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The size of Lake Superior is about 676,000 virgates.
(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 676,000 virgates. It borders the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
It's about three-fourths as big as The Island of Ireland
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The size of The Island of Ireland is about 695,360 virgates.
(a.k.a. Éire, a.k.a. Airlann)
The island of Ireland - split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - covers 695,360 virgates. The island has been populated for over 9,000 years.
It's about two times as big as Vancouver Island
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The size of Vancouver Island is about 257,690 virgates.
(a.k.a. Quadra's and Vancouver's Island) (British Columbia, Canada)
Vancouver Island, in the northern Pacific, measures 257,690 virgates. The island is home to the Comox Glacier, which reaches 1,960 m in height.
It's about two times as big as Belgium
The size of Belgium is about 251,450 virgates.
(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 251,450 virgates 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.
It's about two times as big as Hawaii
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The size of Hawaii is about 233,194.30 virgates.
(a.k.a. Moku'āina o Hawai'i) (United States)
The "Aloha State," Hawaii measures 233,194.30 virgates in total area. A total of 137 islands make up the Hawaiian archipelago, with the eight principle islands measuring 137,015.80 virgates in combined total area.
It's about two-fifths as big as New York
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The size of New York is about 1,163,861 virgates.
(United States)
The "Empire State," New York measures 1,163,861 virgates in total area. Adirondack Park, a 203,450.10 virgates area in the northeast region of the state, is the largest state-protected area in the contiguous United States.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Lake Erie
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The size of Lake Erie is about 212,000 virgates.
(a.k.a. Lac &ri&) (surface area)
The fourth largest of North America's Great Lakes and the thirteenth largest lake in the world (by surface area), Lake Erie has a total area of 212,000 virgates. It borders the cities of Cleveland, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio.
It's about two-fifths as big as Florida
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The size of Florida is about 1,402,765 virgates.
(United States)
The "Sunshine State," Florida measures 1,402,765 virgates 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 three times as big as Wales
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The size of Wales is about 170,770 virgates.
(a.k.a. Cymru) (total area)
The area of the country of Wales (in the United Kingdom) is 170,770 virgates. More than 6,298.70 virgates, or about 4% of the country's land area, is made up of the fifty-plus islands in the Irish and Celtic Seas off the coast of the Welsh mainland.
It's about three-and-a-half times as big as Lake Ontario
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The size of Lake Ontario is about 156,200 virgates.
(a.k.a. Lac Ontario) (surface area)
The smallest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Ontario has a total area of 156,200 virgates. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
It's about three-tenths as big as Kansas
The size of Kansas is about 1,755,240 virgates.
(United States)
The "Sunflower State," Kansas measures 1,755,240 virgates in total area. The point said to be the geographic center of the continental United States is located near Lebanon, Kansas.
It's about three-tenths as big as Minnesota
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The size of Minnesota is about 1,854,696 virgates.
(United States)
The "North Star State," Minnesota measures 1,854,696 virgates in total area. Due to an error in the map used while writing the Treaty of Paris, a 12,721.810 virgates 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 four times as big as Brisbane
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The size of Brisbane is about 130,490 virgates.
(Greater Brisbane region) (Australia)
Brisbane, the most populous city in Australia, measures 130,490 virgates. Winding through the city is the Brisbane River, which is lined by the 870 m Bisbane Riverwalk.
 
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