Great Lakes

Summary

Great Lakes is a group of interconnected lakes^[1]. It draws 17,604 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_interconnected_lakes category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Lakes is in the country of United States^[3].
• Great Lakes is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Great Lakes's instance of is recorded as group of interconnected lakes^[5].
• Great Lakes's instance of is recorded as Five Greats^[6].
• Great Lakes's outflows is recorded as St. Lawrence River^[7].
• Great Lakes's Commons category is recorded as Great Lakes^[8].
• Great Lakes comprises Lake Superior^[9].
• Great Lakes comprises Lake Michigan–Huron^[10].
• Great Lakes comprises Lake Erie^[11].
• Great Lakes comprises Lake Ontario^[12].
• Great Lakes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.75, 'lon': -84}^[13].
• Great Lakes's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North America^[14].
• Great Lakes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Lakes^[15].
• Great Lakes's Commons gallery is recorded as Great Lakes^[16].
• Great Lakes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Great Lakes's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Great Lakes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Great Lakes's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[20].
• Great Lakes's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[21].
• Great Lakes's topic has template is recorded as Template:Great Lakes of North America^[22].
• Great Lakes's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Lakes'}^[23].
• Great Lakes's different from is recorded as ChiPitts^[24].
• Great Lakes's different from is recorded as Great Lakes Megalopolis^[25].
• Great Lakes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+208610'}^[26].
• Great Lakes's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+22725'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group of interconnected lakes^[5] and Five Greats^[6].

Use and Application

Components include Lake Superior^[9], a glacial lake^[28], in Canada^[29]; Lake Michigan–Huron^[10], a lake^[30], in Canada^[31]; Lake Erie^[11], a lake^[32], in Canada^[33]; and Lake Ontario^[12], a lake^[34], in Canada^[35].

Influence

Things named for Great Lakes include Michigan^[36], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1837^[39], headquartered in East Lansing^[40]; Great Lakes Megalopolis^[41], a megalopolis^[42], in United States^[43]; and it drainage basin^[44], a drainage basin^[45], in Canada^[46].

Why It Matters

Great Lakes draws 17,604 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_interconnected_lakes category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Michigan^[36], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1837^[39], headquartered in East Lansing^[40]; Great Lakes Megalopolis^[41], a megalopolis^[42], in United States^[43]; and it drainage basin^[44], a drainage basin^[45], in Canada^[46].