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When the French explores and traders entered the Great Lakes region in the 1600s, American Indian Nations already had given names to the lakes the lives along. As reports and crude maps went back to Europe, these Indian names were combined with names the French thought more appropriate.
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Why are the great lakes called the Canadian great lakes?
Because they are
With which country does canada share the great lakes?
Canada shares the Great Lakes with the United States. The Great Lakes are make up of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior, and Erie.
What are the Great Lakes known as?
The Great Lakes are sometimes called the Freshwater Sea or the Inland Sea, but most of the time they are just called the Great Lakes.
Which group of lakes share the border with Canada and the U.S.?
The Great Lakes
Are the great lakes a result of plate tectonics?
The Great Lakes are more the result of glaciation than plate tectonics.
Is St Clair one of the great lakes?
It is a part of the Great Lakes system but is only rarely named.
What one of the great lakes is named after a state?
Michigan
What are the names of the 5 Great lakes of US?
The Great Lakes are named Huron Ontario Michigan Erie and superior (HOMES)
One of the great lakes is named after this group?
the group named after a lake is called Huron
Why was lake Michigan named lake Michigan?
Because the lakes are great
Why are they named the Great Lakes?
Because they are significant bodies of water in the North American continent.
Who named the 5 great lakes?
Mr. nigcompoop sorry i dont know
Is the Midwest the same thing as the great lakes?
No, the Midwest is a region of the country and the Great Lakes are 5 giant lakes named Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario that are located in Canada and several states in the northern United States
Who named lakes?
Most lakes were named long ago by the people who discovered them.
What are the four largest lakes in the country?
The Great Lakes
What lake do you have in Canada?
Lake Louise, in Alberta it is nice but not Great. All the Great Lakes are in Canada, except for that one named for a State, Michigan.
In 1713 France owned land around what lakes?
Great Lakes
