Why are the Great Lakes great?

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-so-great-about-the-great-lakes-cheri-dobbs-and-jennifer-gabrys The North American Great Lakes — Huron, Ont... read more

The Great Lakes are dotted with more than 35,000 islands. While many of the islands are small and uninhabitable, the largest is Lake Huron's Manitoulin Island (1,068 square miles or 2,766 square km), which is also the largest island in any inland body of water on the planet. read more

The Great Lakes (French: les Grands-Lacs), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. read more

5 Reasons Why the Great Lakes Are So Great by Mark Mancini Mar 1, 2018 The North American Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario as seen from satellite. read more