Lake Superior
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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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lac Supérieur | 1 |
| Lake Superior (southern shore) | 1 |
| Northern 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 (116)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Lake Superior
subject surface form:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario