Great Lakes

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geographical region group of lakes

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.

Aliases (11)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → group of lakes →
basinArea	approximately 521830 square kilometers →
borderedBy	Illinois → Indiana → Michigan → Minnesota → New York → Ohio → Ontario → Pennsylvania → 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 →
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 →

Referenced by (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Detroit River ("Great Lakes system") → Lake Erie → Lake Huron → Lake Huron → Lake Michigan → Lake Ontario → Lake Superior → Little Traverse Bay → Marquette, Michigan ("Great Lakes region") → Straits of Mackinac →	partOf
Amherst, New York ("Great Lakes region") → Battle of Lake Erie → Huron River (Ohio) ("Great Lakes Basin") → Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse → South Manitou Island Lighthouse →	region
Annex 11 Notification and Response → Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern ("Great Lakes waters") → Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement →	appliesTo
Manufacturing Belt → Territory Northwest of the River Ohio → Upper Canada →	borderedBy
Erie Canal → North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River → Saint Lawrence River →	connects
Illinois Waterway system → Inland Waterway System of the United States →	connectsTo
United States lighthouse districts →	appliesToArea
United States Lighthouse Service ("Great Lakes of North America") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact →	appliesToWaterBody
Old Northwest →	borderFeature
Great Lakes region →	borders
Great Northern Railway →	connectedBodyOfWater
Great Northern Railway →	connectedRegion
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal →	connectsWaterSystem
Midwestern United States →	contains
contiguous United States →	containsGeographicalFeature
Orchard Park, New York ("Lake Erie watershed") →	drainageBasin
Gulf of St. Lawrence →	drainageFrom
Great Lakes ("Great Lakes freshwater ecoregion") →	ecoregion
Northern United States →	environmentalFeature
Samuel de Champlain →	explored
Integrated Ocean Observing System Program ("U.S. Great Lakes") →	focusesOn
At Home on the Great Lakes →	focusesOnWaterBodies
Water Level Route ("Great Lakes shoreline") →	follows
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ("Upper Great Lakes") →	hasSubregion
Port of Chicago vicinity →	hasWaterwayConnection
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system →	includes
Lake Superior →	isLargestOf
Lake Superior →	isNorthernmostOf
Chicago, Illinois, United States →	isPortCityOn
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere →	jurisdiction
Council of Three Fires ("Upper Great Lakes") →	locatedIn
Beaver Island →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio →	locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater
American Ship Building Company (control acquired by family) →	locationRegion
Rust Belt corridor along I-90 →	near
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	northernBoundaryReference
United States Lighthouse Service →	operatedIn
National Ocean Service →	operatesIn
United States Revenue Cutter Service →	operationalArea
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ("Great Lakes Basin") →	outletOf
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ("Great Lakes freshwater sanctuary") →	overseesProtectedAreaType
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation ("Great Lakes region") →	serviceArea
Flemish Americans ("Great Lakes region") →	settlementPattern
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council →	significantEnvironmentalFeature
War of 1812 ("Great Lakes region") →	theater
SLSDC →	usesWaterway
Lake Shore Limited ("Great Lakes region") →	via
Port of Hamilton →	waterwayAccess
Port of Green Bay →	waterwayConnection