Great Lakes region

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The Great Lakes region is a bi-national area surrounding North America’s five interconnected Great Lakes, known for its major freshwater resources, industrial centers, and historical role in U.S. and Canadian development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bi-national region
geographical region
borders Great Lakes
climate humid continental climate
contains Buffalo
Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Cleveland
Detroit
Duluth
Hamilton, Ontario
Milwaukee
Rochester, New York
linked to: Rochester

Thunder Bay
Toronto
country Canada
United States
governedBy Government of Canada
United States federal government
hasBorderWith Mississippi River basin
St. Lawrence River
hasCooperationFramework Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
International Joint Commission
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
automobile manufacturing
mining
petrochemical industry
shipping and logistics
steel production
hasEnvironmentalIssue habitat loss
industrial contamination
invasive species
water pollution
hasFeature canal systems
industrial heritage
large urban agglomerations
major inland ports
navigable waterways
hasHistoricalRole center of North American industrialization
important corridor for European settlement in North America
key region in U.S. Rust Belt
strategic area in early U.S.–British conflicts
hasPart Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
hasResource fisheries
fresh surface water
mineral resources
timber
hasTransportationInfrastructure Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway
extensive rail networks
interstate highways
includesProvinceOrState Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Wisconsin
knownFor freshwater resources
historical role in Canadian development
historical role in U.S. development
industrial centers
manufacturing
port cities
shipping
locatedIn North America
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin
waterSystem largest group of freshwater lakes by surface area in the world

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Constitutional Act 1791 regionAffected Great Lakes region
Duluth isPartOf Great Lakes region
Green Bay, Wisconsin belongsTo Great Lakes region
Beaver Island partOf Great Lakes region
North Manitou Island locatedIn Great Lakes region
Thunder Bay region Great Lakes region
Wisconsin partOf Great Lakes region
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac exploredRegion Great Lakes region
Detroit partOf Great Lakes region
subject linked to: The D
United States Life-Saving Service operatedIn Great Lakes region
Grand Rapids Public Museum focusesOn Great Lakes region
Potawatomi nativeTo Great Lakes region
Sauk people originalRegion Great Lakes region
Americas containsSubregion Great Lakes region
Ohio Country borderedBy Great Lakes region
Bruce Peninsula National Park partOf Great Lakes region
Buffalo region Great Lakes region
Southeast Michigan partOf Great Lakes region
Apostle Islands partOf Great Lakes region
Ojibwe traditionalRegion Great Lakes region
Ojibwe traditionalRegion Lake Superior region
linked to: Great Lakes region
Golden Horseshoe partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence megaregion
linked to: Great Lakes region
Michipicoten Island partOf Great Lakes region
Wayne County, Michigan isPartOfRegion Great Lakes region
Ecorse, Michigan locatedNear Great Lakes region
St. Ignace Island partOf Great Lakes region
Annex 1 Areas of Concern appliesTo Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Annex 4 Nutrients appliesTo Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts appliesTo Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Annex 10 Science appliesTo Great Lakes ecosystem
linked to: Great Lakes region
Annex 11 Notification and Response appliesTo Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
International Joint Commission hasOfficeIn Great Lakes region
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 geographicScope Great Lakes basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Canada–United States border region hasPart Great Lakes basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Humber River partOf Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Toledo partOf Great Lakes region
Detroit metropolitan area partOf Great Lakes region
SLSDC regionServed Great Lakes region
Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern appliesTo Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Windsor, Ontario region Great Lakes region
New York Central Railroad servedRegion Great Lakes region
Central Division (NBA) geographicalRegion Great Lakes region
subject linked to: Central Division
Meskwaki originalRegion Great Lakes region
subject linked to: Meskwaki (Fox)
Lake St. Clair locatedIn Great Lakes region
Calumet City, Illinois region Great Lakes region
Manitoulin Island locatedIn Great Lakes region
Manitoulin Island partOf Great Lakes Basin
linked to: Great Lakes region
Tecumseh workLocation Great Lakes region
The Song of Hiawatha setting Great Lakes region of North America
linked to: Great Lakes region