The Great Lakes

Lake Erie

southernmost,
shallowest, warmest,
and most biologically
productive of the lakes

it borders NY, OH, PA
& MI, & Ontario

4th largest of the lakes
in surface area & smallest
by water volume

Lake Michigan

only one entirely in U.S

3rd largest in surface are, &
2nd largest by volume

nicknamed the third coast
because of the amount of beaches

its borders are IN,
IL, MI & WI

Lake Huron

2nd largest by surface area

longest shoreline of all the lakes
counting its 30,000 islands

its borders are MI & Ontario

was the first of the great lakes
to be discovered by European
explorers; scattered with shipwrecks

Lake Superior

largest of the great lakes

could contain all the great lakes
plus three more lake erie's

its borders: Ontario &
Minnesota, Michigan & Wisconsin

coldest, deepest, & highest
in elevation of any of the lakes

contains over 300 shipwrecks

Lake Ontario

bounded by Ontario & NY

smallest of the great lakes in
surface area

only great lake that doesn't
share a shoreline with Michigan

easternmost great lake,
lies at the base of Niagara Falls

3rd largest freshwater
lake in the world

14th largest lake in
the world

5th largest freshwater
lake in the world

11th largest freshwater
lake in the world

U.S- Canadian Border:
touching Ontario in Canada &
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
& New York in U.S

largest freshwater lake on Earth

form the largest group
of fresh water lakes on Earth