Great Lakes
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Summary
Great Lakes is a group of interconnected lakes[1]. It draws 25,758 Wikipedia views per month (group of interconnected lakes category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3], Canada[4]
- Instance of: Five Greats[5]
- Outflows: St. Lawrence River[6]
- Commons category: Great Lakes[7]
- Has part(s): Lake Superior[8], Lake Michigan–Huron[9], Lake Erie[10], Lake Ontario[11]
- Coordinate location: 45.75, -84[12]
- Located in/on physical feature: North America[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Lakes[14]
- Commons gallery: Great Lakes[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20]
- Topic has template: Template:Great Lakes of North America[21]
- Native label: Great Lakes[22]
- Different from: ChiPitts[23], Great Lakes Megalopolis[24]
- Area: 208,610[25]
- Volume as quantity: 22,725[26]
- Drainage basin: Great Lakes drainage basin[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[28], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- P14541: 4DPdn4[30]
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Influence
Things named for Great Lakes include Michigan[31], an U.S. state[32], in United States[33], founded in 1837[34], headquartered in East Lansing[35]; Great Lakes Megalopolis[36], a megalopolis[37], in United States[38]; and it drainage basin[39], a drainage basin[40], in Canada[41].
Why It Matters
Great Lakes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Michigan[31], an U.S. state[32], in United States[33], founded in 1837[34], headquartered in East Lansing[35]; Great Lakes Megalopolis[36], a megalopolis[37], in United States[38]; and it drainage basin[39], a drainage basin[40], in Canada[41].