Is 179 square miles as big as Lake Ontario?
It's about one-fortieth as big as Lake Ontario
The size of Lake Ontario is about 7,320 square miles.
(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 7,320 square miles. It borders the cities of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Rochester, New York.
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