Connecticut is 1.10× the size of Sea of Marmara
Connecticut (state) covers about 12,700 km² (4,910 mi²) and the Sea of Marmara (sea) about 11,600 km² (4,460 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other. The Sea of Marmara outline is Natural Earth’s, checked against the published area.
- 12,700km²Connecticut
- 11,600km²Sea of Marmara
50 km
- Connecticut
- Sea of Marmara
What fits
- Sea of Marmara is 91% of the size of Connecticut.
- Connecticut is larger by 1,150 km² (442 mi²), which is 9.9% of the area of Sea of Marmara.
- Measured in Belgiums: Connecticut is about 0.41, Sea of Marmara about 0.38.
How they differ
- Their centres are about 7,890 km apart.
- Together Connecticut and Sea of Marmara cover 24,300 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 4.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,150 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- Connecticut's centre is 0.9° of latitude, about 100 km, farther north than Sea of Marmara's.
- Connecticut is a state of the United States; it is not drawn with its waters removed, and its measured area is the Natural Earth outline's.
- The Sea of Marmara is a sea and ranks 41st of the 42 seas on sizeversus by area.
- Laid out flat, Connecticut stretches about 117 km north to south and 161 km east to west; the Sea of Marmara about 84 km by 268 km.
- Poured over Connecticut, the 3,378 km³ that Wikidata records for the Sea of Marmara would stand 266 m deep.
- Wikidata’s published figure of 11,400 km² agrees with our measured 11,600 km², to within 2%.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Connecticut | 1.10× |
| Farther north | Connecticut | 0.9° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Connecticut | Sea of Marmara |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.41× | 0.38× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 248 | 1 in 273 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 667 | 1 in 733 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 744 | 1 in 817 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 1,337 | 1 in 1,469 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Connecticut | Sea of Marmara | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Seasea on sizeversus |
| Area, measured | 12,700 km²4,910 mi² | 11,600 km²4,460 mi² |
| Area, published | 14,400 km²Wikidata | 11,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | – | 41st of 42seas |
| Greatest depth | – | 1,370 mWikidata |
| Volume | – | 3,378 km³ |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 42°N | 40°N to 41°N |
| On the shore | – | 1 on the shore |
Published figures: Wikidata (CC0). A lake or a sea has no legal boundary: the measured area is that of Natural Earth’s outline, and it is shown beside the published one.
- Natural Earth’s outlines of Turkey lie within 25 km of the outline of the Sea of Marmara. That is what its geometry says, and it is not a statement about who owns the water or where any border runs in it.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Lakes and seas: Natural Earth 1:10m physical vectors (public domain), kept only where the measured area is within 10% of the published one. Countries and regions: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 and Admin 1, public domain.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A lake or a sea has no legal boundary of its own; the outline is a cartographic one.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. The published figure comes from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11, and is shown beside the measured one.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11