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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Yep. Because the great lakes are interior bodies of water, their jurisdiction doesn't fall under the rules of international waters, so the entirety of their surface area is included within the territories of the states and province that adjoin them.
As such, michigan is 41.5% water area, while Hawaii is 41.2%.
In terms of total water area, no state comes close to touching Alaska, but when it comes to the total area of just about anything, Alaska is always the extreme outlier among US states.
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Is that Lake Michigan only or all the Great Lakes? The former is totally within the US and the others shared with Canada. I've seen maps of Michigan with county/ state lines extending into Lake Michigan but none of New York for example.
As for Alaska, they have more coastline than the rest of the US combined.