Lake Superior, most northwesterly and largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and one of the world’s largest bodies of fresh water. Its name is from the French Lac Supérieur (“Upper Lake”). Bounded on the east and north by Ontario (Canada), on the west by Minnesota (U.S.), and on the south by Wisconsin and Michigan (U.S.), it discharges into Lake Huron at its eastern end via the St. Marys River.
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- Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
- The Lake Superior ice caves are a unique natural phenomenon that occurs along the shoreline of Lake Superior in the winter months when the lake is frozen.
- 1. Lake Superior rarely freezes completely.
- 4. If you drain North America, Lake Superior will be the third-lowest point in the continent.
- 5. Lake Superior has a record of 350 shipwrecks.
- Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. The lake is shared by Canada's Ontario to the north, the United States' Minnesota to the west...
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- One of a series of freshwater reservoirs connecting Canada and the United States in eastern North America is Lake Superior.
- Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by surface area, and is the largest and deepest of the five Great Lakes.
- With an area of 82,100 km2 (of which 28,750 km2 lies in Canada), when including the American portion, Lake Superior is Canada's largest lake.
- Origin Of The Name. The Native Ojibwa People referred to Lake Superior as “gitche gumee” or gitchi-gami,” meaning “Big Sea Water” or “Great Sea.”
- Lake Superior tourist map. 2327x1560px / 1.36 Mb Go to Map. ... Map of Lake Superior with cities and towns.
