**Short answer michigan shape:** Michigan’s distinctive shape is that of a mitten or glove, with the Upper Peninsula serving as a handle. The state is bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, and has a total area of 96,716 square miles.

Michigan is the only state in the United States divided into two peninsulas. Some people think the Lower Peninsula resembles a mitten. Most of the state gets its shape from the Great Lakes that surround it. The Upper Peninsula shares a land border with Wisconsin, but water divides it from the rest of Michigan.

Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area.

Michigan is an unusual shaped state, for it is situated on two separate peninsulas. The state covers an area of 250,485 km² (96,713 sq mi), [ 1] making it slightly larger than the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the East North Central states, but it would fit almost seven times into Alaska.