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Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a group of five lakes (the largest in the world) located on the border of the northeastern US and Canada. The Great Lakes include: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.

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How much of the world's freshwater do the Great Lakes hold?

There is 12% fresh water in the great lakes... Got this answer from a meteorologist :P :3.... Like if this helped you

Which is the largest of the 5 great lakes?

Lake Superior is the largest and Lake Erie is the smallest

What are the major lakes of Canada?

Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories

Area: 31,080 km2 (12,000 sq mi) Length: 373 km (232 mi) Maximum depth: 446 m (1,463 ft) Water volume: 2,236 km3 (536 cu mi) Largest lake entirely within Canada

Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories

Area: 28,930 km2 (11,170 sq mi) Length: 480 km (300 mi) Maximum depth: 614 m (2,014 ft) Water volume: 2,090 km3 (500 cu mi) Deepest lake in North America

Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba

Area: 23,553 km2 (9,094 sq mi) Length: 425 km (264 mi) Maximum depth: 36 m (118 ft) Water volume: 283 km3 (68 cu mi) Largest lake contained within a single province

Is Lake Erie one of the five Great Lakes?

Yes, Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes.

The others are Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario.

The term 'The Great Lakes' and the names of the lakes are proper nouns. Proper noun are always capitalized.

Whair are the five great lakes located?

The lakes are on the U.S.-Canadian border, touching Ontario in Canada and Michigan,Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York in the United States. About 34 million people in the United States and Canada live in the Great Lakes basin

Name the river that links the great lakes and the altantic ocean?

The St. Lawrence river does this naturally. It is worth noting, however, that the Erie canal and the Hudson river are used for most American shipping traffic. The Erie canal was specifically made for this purpose.

What are the lakes that border Congo-Kinshasa to the east?

On the eastern of CONGO KINSHASA, where I was born, we have lake Tanganyika, Lake Kvu.

What is the coldest lake?

As far as I know, it's Lake Erie that gets the warmest, and has the most shallow shoreline areas. Maybe someone else might know more?

What Great Lake is the most polluted?

One could argue Erie due to the fact that Cleveland and Buffalo are on Erie. However Hamilton and Toronto are on Ontario. The real answer is Erie pours into Ontario therefore Buffalo and Cleveland are pouring into Hamilton and Toronto creating one real toxic stew called Lake Ontario.

Marshy creek or swampy backwater of a river or lake?

The US coast is by Florida.

Bayous are commonly found in Florida and other places.

Name the five Great Lakes in the United states?

First of all, the US and Canada both share these five great lakes. The 5 great lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. You can easily recall them by simply remembering the acronym 'HOMES': Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. Another way to recall them is by "Super Man Helps Every One". Super- Superior, Man- Michigan, Helps- Huron, Every- Erie, One- Ontario.

What waterway provided access from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

The St. Lawrence Seaway is the waterway system that improved transportation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

What state border four of the great lakes?

Michigan borders four of the Great Lakes
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Michigan borders 4 great lakes

What is the name of the western port city on the great lakes?

(First answer) What is the name of a port city on lake Michigan

(Um.. again.. first answer?) What is the name of a port city on lake Michigan

(Second answer) Dude seriously... THAT'S THE QUESTION. Anyways, I'm not sure. Maybe Detroit I'm not good at geography I'm horrible but at least it's a real answer.

(Third answer, If you have one! I want to let people know of every answer!)

What is the great lake that is part Pennsylvania border?

Pennsylvania borders Lake Erie on the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Lake Erie is the only Great Lake that touches Pennsylvania.

Which Great Lake is entirely in the United States?

== == == == Located between Wisconsin to the west, Illinois and Indiana to the south, and Michigan to the north and east, Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake totally within the borders of the US.
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely within US borders.