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The Great Lakes Information

The Great Lakes, a collective term for the freshwater lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior, are located along the border of the United States and Canada, and make up the largest collection of freshwater lakes on Earth.

Sometimes called landlocked seas, the five massive lakes collectively contain 22% of the world’s fresh surface water and are so deep that they could uniformly cover the entire continental United States in 9.5 feet of water.

With their combined surface area totaling 94,250 square miles, the Great Lakes are altogether about the same size as the United Kingdom and, due to their size and location, have played a critical role in the economies of both the United States and Canada.

Written by Great Lakes of North America · Filed Under Great Lakes 

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  1. Marilyn Putz on February 17th, 2010 7:15 pm

    I am interested in taking a cruise on the Great Lakes or one Great Lake this summer and the surrounding area, also want to see Niargra Falls, do you have any information on this.

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