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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).
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
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 ...
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.
Here are some gorgeous photos of great lakes. ... CBS News. All 10 victims recovered from Alaska plane wreckage. News. Reuters. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Located in Warren and Essex counties, Lake George is the largest and one of the best-known lakes in the Adirondacks. Nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, it is 187 feet deep, roughly 3 miles ...
Paleo-Indian cultures were the earliest in North America, with a presence in the Great Plains and Great Lakes areas from about 12,000 BCE to around 8,000 BCE. [citation needed] Prior to European settlement, Iroquoian people lived around Lakes Erie and Ontario, [2] Algonquian peoples around most of the rest, and a variety of other indigenous nation-peoples including the Menominee, Ojibwa ...