Great Lakes

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The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
group of lakes
basinArea approximately 521830 square kilometers
borderedBy Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Quebec
linked to: Province of Quebec

Wisconsin
climateInfluence lake-effect snow
moderation of regional temperatures
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
consistsOf Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
contains extensive wetlands
numerous islands
continent North America
country Canada
United States
drainageBasin Great Lakes Basin
ecoregion Great Lakes freshwater ecoregion
linked to: Great Lakes
governedBy Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
hasIssue harmful algal blooms
invasive species
pollution
majorPortCity Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toronto
notableFor largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area
numberOfLakes 5
outflow Saint Lawrence River
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
shorelineLength approximately 17600 kilometers including islands
surfaceArea approximately 244000 square kilometers
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
recreation
waterType freshwater

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Midwestern United States contains Great Lakes
Lake Michigan partOf Great Lakes
Great Lakes ecoregion Great Lakes freshwater ecoregion
linked to: Great Lakes
Lake Superior partOf Great Lakes
Lake Superior isNorthernmostOf Great Lakes
Lake Superior isLargestOf Great Lakes
Flemish Americans settlementPattern Great Lakes region
linked to: Great Lakes
Erie Canal connects Great Lakes
Integrated Ocean Observing System Program focusesOn U.S. Great Lakes
linked to: Great Lakes
Amherst, New York region Great Lakes region
linked to: Great Lakes
Lake Shore Limited via Great Lakes region
linked to: Great Lakes
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation serviceArea Great Lakes region
linked to: Great Lakes
Lake Huron partOf Great Lakes
War of 1812 theater Great Lakes region
linked to: Great Lakes
Straits of Mackinac partOf Great Lakes
Marquette, Michigan partOf Great Lakes region
subject linked to: Marquette
linked to: Great Lakes
Old Northwest borderFeature Great Lakes
Lake Erie partOf Great Lakes
Lake Ontario partOf Great Lakes
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system outletOf Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system hasSubregion Upper Great Lakes
linked to: Great Lakes
Upper Canada borderedBy Great Lakes
United States Lighthouse Service appliesToJurisdiction Great Lakes of North America
linked to: Great Lakes
Beaver Island locatedInBodyOfWater Great Lakes
Water Level Route follows Great Lakes shoreline
linked to: Great Lakes
Manufacturing Belt borderedBy Great Lakes
Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern appliesTo Great Lakes waters
linked to: Great Lakes
SLSDC usesWaterway Great Lakes
Saint Lawrence River connects Great Lakes
Lake Huron partOf Great Lakes
Samuel de Champlain explored Great Lakes
Gulf of St. Lawrence drainageFrom Great Lakes
North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River connects Great Lakes