Lake Erie is around the same size as Vermont.

Vermont is approximately 23,956 sq km, while Lake Erie is approximately 25,744 km² (9,940 sq mi), making Lake Erie 7% larger than Vermont.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vermont vs. Lake Erie uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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