Characteristics of the Great Lakes Region
· 1,200,000 square miles or one-sixth of the total area of North America.
· Population roughly 65,000,000 people.
· Region produces about 78% of all North American steel.
· Region produces more than 40% of its food and feed.
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Great
Lake
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Surface
Area(Sq. Mile)
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Deepest
Point(Feet)
|
Above
Sea Level(Feet)
|
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Ontario
|
7,600
|
802
|
802
|
|
Erie
|
9,930
|
210
|
570
|
|
Michigan
|
22,400
|
923
|
578
|
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Huron
|
23,000
|
750
|
578
|
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Superior
|
31,820
|
1,333
|
600
|
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Great Lake
|
Max. Length (Miles)
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Max. Width (Miles)
|
|
Ontario
|
193
|
53
|
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Erie
|
241
|
57
|
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Michigan
|
321
|
118
|
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Huron
|
247
|
101
|
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Superior
|
383
|
160
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Geology | Weather | Great Lakes Region