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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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Do ships in the great lakes need more or less ballast than ocean going ships?
What is the order of magnitude for the number of great lakes?
There are 5 great lakes. The order of magnitude of the number 5 is 0.
Order of magnitude is determined by powers of 10. So, 150 would be order of magnitude of 2, since you could write 150 as 1.5 * 102. Similarly, 5 can be written as 5 * 100, so the order of magnitude is 0.
A ship can travel from New York City up the Hudson River to the Great Lakes by way of the?
new york state brage canal system
Revolutionary War land north of the Great Lakes?
the french, until the treaty of paris, when the geographical ownership all shifted
What led to a massive growth in algae in the great lakes?
Dams that humans built blocked water flow, therefore causing the water to sit more still than it was before.
Thus, given the right amount of sunlight, algae is formed, like any other plant.
What connects Buffalo and the Hudson River?
The Erie (not eric) Canal constructed between 1817 -1825 and opened on the 26 October 1825 connects Buffalo and the Hudson River.
Who named Great Diamond Housing Scheme in Guyana?
The Great Diamond Housing Scheme is one of many housing development schemes in Guyana. These projects are overseen by Housing Minister Irfaan Ali.
What one name is used for Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are collectively known as The Great Lakes.
A great way to remember the names of the individual lakes is to utilize the acronym "HOMES", for "Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior".
What is the place called that ships travel from great lakes to Atlantic ocean?
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles from Albany, New York on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The Erie Canal, built in the 1820s, opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a worldwide trading center. The original Erie Canal locks were 90 feet long and 15 feet wide, and were designed for a canal boat 61 feet long and 7 feet wide, with a 3 1/2 foot draft.
Where is the Great Lakes Shipwreck in Sault S Marie Michigan located?
The address of the Great Lakes Shipwreck is: 400 W Portage Ave, Sault S Marie, MI 49783-1993
What US state borders on two foreign nations?
Alaska shares a water border with Russia and a land border with Canada.
What is the latitude of the border between Canada and the US west of the great lakes?
49 degrees North
Can you obtain a student loan from Great Lakes?
It is to my knowledge that great lakes banks offer a student loan at about an 11% flat rate of return. There are many better services though to acquiring a student loan.
What are the rivers that help connect the great lakes?
St. Mary's River, St. Claire River, and Niagara River.
Rocks in the Great Lakes Lowlands?
the great lakes - st lwrence lowlands, are based on sedimentary rocks the great lakes - st lwrence lowlands, are based on sedimentary rocks
From which major northern Great Lakes city can you drive south to enter Canada?
Detroit, Michigan, is actually situated north of Windsor, Ontario. Therefore, you can drive south from Detroit, either across the bridge or through the tunnel, to get to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
That, however, is not the only example of driving south from the US to Canada. There are at least two examples of a highway running south from Alaska into Canada.
In addition, it appears there may be a couple of examples of a road running in a southeasterly direction between Maine and New Brunswick.
Do tornadoes occur near rivers?
They can. Rivers are by no means a requirement for tornado formation, but neither do they prevent tornadoes in any way. A number of tornadoes, for example, have crossed the Mississippi river.
