Lake Superior is the largest of
North America's
Great Lakes. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world. (The
Caspian Sea is larger, but contains salt water.) Lake Superior has a surface area of
82,000 kmē (32,000 sq. mi.), larger than the
Czech Republic. It borders
Ontario in
Canada, and
Minnesota,
Wisconsin and
Michigan in the
United States of America. It is an important shipment route for iron ore and is part of the
Great Lakes Waterway.
Lake Superior drains into Lake Huron at the waterfall Sault Sainte-Marie[?].
Important towns on Lake Superior include Duluth, Minnesota, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
The largest island in Lake Superior is Isle Royale National Park.
The Anishinabe were primarily located around the Great Lakes region.
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