Lake Erie is around the same size as Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Lake Erie is approximately 25,744 km² (9,940 sq mi), making Lake Erie 2% larger than Maryland.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. Lake Erie uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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