Boston is around the same size as Lake Norman.

Lake Norman is approximately 128 km² (49 sq mi), while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 97.06% the size of Lake Norman.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Lake Norman vs. Boston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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