Lake Michigan is around the same size as West Virginia.

West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Lake Michigan is approximately 57,750 km² (22,297 sq mi), making Lake Michigan 92.61% the size of West Virginia.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of West Virginia vs. Lake Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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