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The US state of Michigan is formed of two peninsulas.
The "Lower Peninsula" extends north between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
The "Upper Peninsula" farther northwest extends between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan and the two peninsulas are separated by the Straits of Mackinac, near the conjunction of the three largest Great Lakes.
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Which state in the map is made up of two large pieces of land?
Michigan is divided into north and south divided by the Great Lakes.
What do we call the group of large lakes in the northern section of the US?
The great lakes.
What is the largest fresh water lake in the world in surface area?
lake
What were the great lakes formed by?
They were created by an ice shelf or large glacier that gouged out the lakes during the last Ice age.
These two large peninsulas on the mainland of north america are pointed toward cuba?
One of the two peninsulas on the mainland of north America are the Florida Peninsula. The other peninsula is the Yucatan Peninsula.
Which state in the map is made up of two large pieces of land?
Michigan is divided into north and south divided by the Great Lakes.
Are lakes large or small?
They are both. Some like the Great Lakes are large, but other places have small lakes.
Which US state is divided in two by a large body of water?
The US state divided completely in two by a body of water is Michigan.
What is the name given to the five large lakes the US?
The Great Lakes.
What is the name given to the groups of five large lakes in US?
The Great Lakes
What do we call the group of large lakes in the northern section of the US?
The great lakes.
What is the word great lakes mean?
"Great lakes " is obviously 2 words, and refers to the group of large lakes in the northeast USA and Southeast Canada.
What group is the five large lake?
The Great Lakes
How many US states are peninsulas?
With regard to the most common answer, Florida is the state that can most commonly be referred to as a true peninsula.Only a few of the US states are actually peninsulas (surrounded by three sides of water) the most obvious answer is Florida, but many forget that lakes are also large bodies of water and the Great Lakes surround the state of Michigan. Finally the great state of Alaska is overlooked often because it is forgotten compared to the lower 48, and when one thinks about it, the Arctic Ocean to the North and The Pacific to the south and west, it is also a giant peninsula.To consider but really not included in this answer:Many states have portions of their state which are peninsulas. California has many peninsulas (San Francisco), Washington, Massachusetts, all have large peninsulas within their state, as well as New Jersey.One state which may be considered by few to be a peninsula entirely is Louisiana. Water to the east, west, and south.
What is a group of large North American lakes formed in a depression scoured out by glaciers?
Great lakes
Three large lakes in the US besides the Great Lakes?
There are a number of large lakes in the USA. Lake Okeechobee in Florida, Lake Tahoe between California and Nevada, and the Great Salt Lake are three that come immediately to mind.
What is the name given to the group of five large lakes in the northem part of the United states?
The Great Lakes
