Great Lakes - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Lakes (French: Grands Lacs), also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
Great Lakes | Names, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Great Lakes, chain of deep freshwater lakes in east-central North America comprising Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. They are one of the great natural features of the continent and of the Earth.
Map of the Great Lakes - Geology.com
WEBLake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake - it has a surface area of 32,700 square miles (82,100 square kilometers). [1] The Great Lakes contain about 21% of the world's fresh surface water and about 84% of the United States' fresh surface water - about 5,439 cubic miles (22,684 cubic kilometers) measured at low water level. [1]
The Great Lakes | National Wildlife Federation
WEBThe Great Lakes—Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario—form the largest-surface freshwater system in the world, together holding nearly one-fifth of the Earth's surface freshwater.
Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes | Live Science
WEBJun 30, 2017 · The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting for one-fifth of the freshwater surface on the planet at 6...
Great Lakes summary | Britannica
WEBThe Great Lakes cover an area of about 94,850 sq mi (245,660 sq km) and constitute the largest freshwater surface in the world.
Great Lakes region - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Lakes region of Northern America is a binational Canadian – American region centered around the Great Lakes that includes the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and …
All About the Great Lakes of North America - ThoughtCo
WEBUpdated on November 13, 2019. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, form the Great Lakes, straddling the United States and Canada to make up the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.
The Great Lakes travel - Lonely Planet | USA, North America
WEBDan Welldon. The Great Lakes. USA, North America. Don't be fooled by all the corn. Behind it lurks surfing beaches and Tibetan temples, car-free islands and the green-draped night lights of the aurora borealis.
About the Lakes - Great Lakes Commission - glc.org
WEBThe Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario — and their connecting channels form the largest fresh surface water system on earth. They cover more than 94,000 square miles and hold an estimated six quadrillion gallons of water – about one-fifth of the world’s fresh surface water supply and nine-tenths of the U.S. supply.
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