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The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border.The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario (though hydrologically, Michigan and Huron are a single body of water; they are joined by the Straits of Mackinac).
Name Countries with shoreline Type Area Length Max. depth Volume Notes 1: Michigan–Huron Canada United States: Fresh 117,620 km 2 45,410 sq mi [14] 710 km 440 mi 282 m 925 ft [14] 8,450 km 3 2,030 cu mi [14] Contains Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island. [17] 2: Superior Canada United States: Fresh: 82,100 km 2 31,700 sq mi [14 ...
Bordering country Båvrojávrre Norway/ Sweden: Bilećko Lake Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Montenegro: Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) Switzerland/ France: Lake Constance Switzerland/ Germany/ Austria: Cuciurgan Reservoir (artificial lake) Moldova/ Ukraine
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America) (1 C, 158 P) ... Pages in category "Great Lakes" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
Crater Lake is America's deepest lake at 1,943 feet, but even more interesting is that it has no inlets and is fed completely by snow and rain. It was formed nearly 8,000 years ago when a volcano ...
Watch this video to discover the 15 deepest U.S. lakes and other fascinating facts about them. There are hundreds of thousands of natural and man-made lakes of all sizes and depths in the United ...
Pangong Tso; Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water.