What is included in the Great Lakes region?
What is included in the Great Lakes region? It includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario and Quebec. All together, the Great Lakes contain the 9,402 miles of shoreline and 94,710 total square miles of surface area.
What country owns the Great Lakes?
The water in the Great Lakes is owned by the general public according to the Public Trust Doctrine. The Public Trust Doctrine is an international legal theory – it applies in both Canada and the United States, so it applies to the entirety of the Great Lakes.
What are 10 facts about the Great Lakes?
- Lake Superior is the biggest and deepest—by far. ...
- Lake Ontario and Lake Erie are the smallest. ...
- Only one Great Lake is located entirely within the U.S. ...
- You can take a 6500-mile road trip around the Great Lakes. ...
- A fire prompted massive environmental reforms for the Great Lakes.
Which Great Lake is coldest?
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by area (31,700 mi2 /82,100 km2). It is also the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, with a maximum depth of 406 meters (1,332 feet).
What is the warmest Great Lake?
Lake Erie is the shallowest and warmest of the Great Lakes.
Which is the cleanest Great Lake?
Lake Superior is the Cleanest and Clearest Great Lake Because of its somewhat isolated location and long cold winters, not much farming is done along Superior's shores. This means lower amounts of nutrients, sediments, and organic material are floating around the lake.