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The Great Lakes are important to the United States because it allows the transportation of cargo such as iron ore to travel by sea to the several States and Canada that border these lakes.
The retention time for each of the Great Lakes is different, and Lake Superior has the longest retention time of all the Great Lakes. When a drop of rainwater lands in Lake Superior, it takes over 200 years for it to pass through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Once it leaves the Great Lakes system, it has to travel though the St. Lawrence River on its way to the ocean.
You could travel through the Great Lakes to get from certain points in New York to certain points in Minnesota.
Jean Nicollet was the first European who travel through the Great Lakes area. he was a French explorer who visited the Lake Michigan that possibly reached the Mississippi River.
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No. The great lakes flow out through the St. Laurence river to the Atlantic.
The Great lakes went through glaciation many thousands of years ago.
Yes! All of the great lakes are interconnected. Between L.Erie and L.Ontario is a river that has Niagara falls, but there is a lock system that goes around the falls that the ships use to navigate. This is true for rivers between the other great lakes.
One can find more information about Great Lakes Airlines at many travel shops that are connected to Great Lakes Airlines - they may have more details about the prices and reviews on what other people think.
Gary McGuffin has written: 'Great Lakes Journey' -- subject(s): Canoes and canoeing, Coasts, Description and travel, Great Lakes Region, Journeys
NYC was connected to the Great Lakes through the Hudson River and the Erie Canal.