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The Great Lakes provide shipping as far west as Duluth Minnesota. They link the Midwest and the Atlantic. Duluth has the distinction as being the largest inland international seaport in the world. And it has alot of waterrr....
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Great Lakes are important because together they are the largest body of freshwater in the world and they tend to reduce transportation costs in the heartland of North America. The five Great Lakes (Erie, Ontario, Michigan, Huron, and Superior) are located between Canada and the United States. Michigan is the only Great Lake completely enclosed within the United States. All of the Great Lakes are connected naturally, although the connection between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario is Niagara falls. The natural connections have been enhanced by major construction projects including canals and locks. The St. Lawrence Seaway was a joint Canada-United States project that allows oceangoing shipping into the interior of North America. Ships can travel between the Great Lakes. Since transport by ship is much less costly than by rail, road, or air, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway have allowed industries to save significant amounts in transportation costs. One specific result is that Canada can export wheat from its interior Prairie Provinces. This is one contributing factor to Canada being the second largest exporter of wheat.
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∙ 10y agoThe 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.
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∙ 12y agohey i dont nw lol put think about the famous ones
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Why are great lakes important to US?
The great lakes are important because the are big (this is a guess) :) Lily Smith
Why are great lakes important to US and the world?
they help us import and export goods
Why are the great lakes to important the us?
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.
What are the 10 most important facks of the great lakes?
why are the great lakes so important
Why are the Great Lakes important waterway?
they let transportation from the us to Canada or canada to the us much easier.
What name of a group of Lakes in the US?
Great lakes
What are the three important sources of drinking water in the US?
The Great Lakes, Mississippi River Ground Water
What is the name given to the group of five large lakes that are part of the northern border of the US?
The five lakes you are inerested in are the Greta Lakes. Only Lake Michigan is entirely in the US. Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario straddle the US/Canadian border. There is a sixth lake in the group (St. Clair) which is considerably smaller, it is also on the border.
What are the series of lakes between Canada and the US?
The Great Lakes
What are the huge in the lakes northeastern US called?
The Great Lakes
What are the huge lakes in in the northeastern US called?
The Great Lakes
Why are the lakes that lie between us and Canada so important?
The lakes that separate the United States of America and Canada is actually called the "great lakes". There are not these lakes across the whole border of Canada, because most of them are more to the east. If you have noticed, if you put all the great lakes together, they spell "HOME".
