Is 23,000 square miles as big as Lake Michigan?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Lake Michigan
The size of Lake Michigan is about 22,300 square miles.
(surface area)
The third largest of North America's Great Lakes (by surface area), Lake Michigan has a total area of 22,300 square miles. It borders the cities of Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
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