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  2. Lake Superior - Wikipedia

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    Lake Superior deepest point [4] on the bathymetric map. [1] Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,700 square miles (82,103 km 2), [7] which is approximately the size of South Carolina or Austria. It has a maximum length of 350 statute miles (560 km; 300 nmi) and maximum breadth of 160 statute miles (257 km; 139 nmi). [8]

  3. North Shore (Lake Superior) - Wikipedia

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    Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior in a Minnesota state park nine miles southwest of Silver Bay. Winter along the North Shore. The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota, United States, at the western end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, in the north, to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the east.

  4. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore - Wikipedia

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    The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is located in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Lake Superior, the "largest, cleanest, and coldest of the Great Lakes." [3] The lakeshore comprises beaches, cliffs, water, and 21 islands. [4] Of its area, 42,308 acres is land and 27,232 acres is water, extending 1/4 mile from the 155 miles of shoreline. [5]

  5. These national parks can be found throughout the Great Lakes ...

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    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore shows off more than 160 miles of Lake Superior shoreline, including 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland. The lakeshore is known for its wave-formed arches and ...

  6. List of national lakeshores and seashores of the United States

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    Twenty-one islands and shoreline on the northern tip of Wisconsin on Lake Superior offer a variety of recreation opportunities, including scuba diving at four shipwrecks. It is known for its sandstone sea caves, a few old growth remnant forests, natural animal habitats, and eight lighthouses, the most at any NPS site. [27]

  7. Great Lakes - Wikipedia

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    The Lake Superior shipwreck coast from Grand Marais, Michigan, to Whitefish Point became known as the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes". More vessels have been lost in the Whitefish Point area than any other part of Lake Superior. [117] The Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve serves as an underwater museum to protect the many shipwrecks in this area.

  8. Isle Royale National Park - Wikipedia

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    Isle Royale geologic map Cross-section of the Lake Superior basin showing the tilted strata of volcanic rock that form Isle Royale. The island is composed largely of ridges, running roughly southwest-to-northeast. The main ridge, Greenstone Ridge, is over 1,000 ft (300 m) in many places.

  9. Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area covers roughly 10,000 km 2 (3,861 sq mi) of lakebed, its overlaying freshwater, and associated shoreline on 60 km 2 (23 sq mi) of islands and mainland. [7] The area is home to numerous species including herons, peregrine falcons, and bald eagles.