Lake Superior

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Great Lake freshwater lake lake

Lake Superior is the largest and northernmost of North America's Great Lakes, renowned for its vast size, cold clear waters, and rugged surrounding shoreline.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Superior canonical	428
Lac Supérieur	1
Lake Superior (near its northern end)	1
Lake Superior (southern shore)	1
Lake Superior main basin	1
Lake Superior near Skanee, Michigan	1
Northern Lake Superior	1
Western Lake Superior	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Great Lake ⓘ freshwater lake ⓘ lake ⓘ
basinCountry	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
borderedBy	Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Minnesota ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainsInto	Lake Huron ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 31,700 square miles ⓘ approximately 82,100 square kilometers ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	approximately 147 meters ⓘ approximately 483 feet ⓘ
hasCatchmentArea	approximately 209,000 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 80,600 square miles ⓘ
hasIsland	Apostle Islands ⓘ Isle Royale ⓘ Michipicoten Island ⓘ St. Ignace Island ⓘ
hasMajorPort	Duluth ⓘ Marquette ⓘ Marquette ⓘ surface form: Sault Ste. Marie Thunder Bay ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	approximately 1,333 feet ⓘ approximately 406 meters ⓘ
hasNationalLakeshore	Apostle Islands ⓘ surface form: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ⓘ
hasNationalParkOnIsland	Isle Royale ⓘ surface form: Isle Royale National Park
hasNativeName	Gichigami ⓘ
hasNativeNameLanguage	Algonquian languages ⓘ surface form: Ojibwe
hasOutflow	St. Marys River ⓘ
hasPrimaryInflow	Michipicoten River ⓘ Nipigon River ⓘ Pic River ⓘ Pigeon River ⓘ St. Louis River ⓘ White River ⓘ
hasResidenceTime	approximately 191 years ⓘ
hasShorelineLength	approximately 2,700 miles ⓘ approximately 4,300 kilometers ⓘ
hasSurfaceElevation	approximately 183 meters above sea level ⓘ approximately 600 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasVolume	approximately 12,100 cubic kilometers ⓘ approximately 2,900 cubic miles ⓘ
isImportantFor	commercial shipping ⓘ freshwater supply ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
isLargestOf	Great Lakes ⓘ
isNorthernmostOf	Great Lakes ⓘ
isPartOfWaterway	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway
isWorldRankByArea	largest freshwater lake by surface area ⓘ
isWorldRankByVolume	third-largest freshwater lake by volume ⓘ
knownFor	clear water ⓘ cold water temperatures ⓘ frequent storms ⓘ maritime shipwrecks ⓘ rugged shoreline ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
nameMeaning	“Great Lake” in Ojibwe context ⓘ
partOf	Great Lakes ⓘ
surfaceFreezesPartiallyIn	winter ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (435)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America → hasMajorLake → Lake Superior ⓘ

Midwestern United States → contains → Lake Superior ⓘ

Great Lakes → consistsOf → Lake Superior ⓘ

Ontario → bordersWaterBody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Lake Huron → borders → Lake Superior ⓘ

Lake Huron → connectedTo → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette → locatedOn → Lake Superior ⓘ

subject surface form: Marquette, Michigan

Upper Peninsula of Michigan → borderedBy → Lake Superior ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system → includes → Lake Superior ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system → drainsFrom → Lake Superior ⓘ

Duluth → locatedOn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Isle Royale → locatedIn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Isle Royale → locatedInBodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

Thunder Bay → bodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

Wisconsin → bordersBodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

Americas → hasMajorLake → Lake Superior ⓘ

Northern Ontario → contains → Lake Superior ⓘ

Apostle Islands → locatedIn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Michipicoten Island → locatedIn → Lake Superior ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Lake Superior

Michipicoten Island → bodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

Michipicoten Island → hasCoastlineOn → Lake Superior ⓘ

St. Ignace Island → locatedIn → Lake Superior ⓘ

St. Ignace Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

St. Ignace Island → locatedInNorthernPartOf → Lake Superior ⓘ

Bois de Boulogne → hasPart → Lake Superior ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lac Supérieur

Annex 4 Nutrients → hasGeographicFocus → Lake Superior ⓘ

containing Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest freshwater island → connectedTo → Lake Superior ⓘ

subject surface form: Lake Huron

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada → locatedNear → Lake Superior ⓘ

subject surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Sault Ste. Marie Canal → connects → Lake Superior ⓘ

Minnesota → bordersWaterBody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette Maritime Museum → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette Maritime Museum → nearbyWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

M-28 (Michigan highway) → passesNear → Lake Superior ⓘ

Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) → mouthLocatedIn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Carp River (Marquette County, Michigan) → emptiesInto → Lake Superior ⓘ

Iron Ore Heritage Trail → passesNear → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette County, Michigan → borders → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette County, Michigan → hasShorelineOn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Port of Marquette → locatedOn → Lake Superior ⓘ

Port of Marquette → bodyOfWater → Lake Superior ⓘ

Port of Marquette → isOnWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Iron Range region (Michigan) → adjacentWaterBody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse → overlooks → Lake Superior ⓘ

Huron Mountains → adjacentTo → Lake Superior ⓘ

Presque Isle Park → locatedOnWaterbody → Lake Superior ⓘ

Presque Isle Park → hasView → Lake Superior ⓘ

Presque Isle Park → hasClimateInfluence → Lake Superior ⓘ