border ▁town ▁naming ▁ ▁Meg acity ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁that ▁overlap ▁multiple ▁countries ▁ ▁E c umen opol is ▁ ▁Metropol is ▁ ▁Meg al opol is ▁ ▁Sister ▁city ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁SS ▁Com et ▁was ▁a ▁steam ship ▁that ▁operated ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes . ▁Com et ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁as ▁a ▁wooden - h ul led ▁prop eller - dri ven ▁cargo ▁vessel ▁that ▁was ▁soon ▁adapted ▁to ▁carry ▁passengers . ▁She ▁suffered ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mar itime ▁acc idents ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁final ▁s inking ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁causing ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ten ▁lives . ▁She ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁tre asure ▁ship ▁of ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁because ▁she ▁carried ▁ 7 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁silver ▁ore ▁when ▁she ▁s ank . ▁The ▁first ▁attempts ▁to ▁salv age ▁her ▁cargo ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁Com et ▁was ▁finally ▁salv aged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Sh ip w reck ▁Historical ▁Society ▁il leg ally ▁removed ▁artifact s ▁from ▁the ▁w reck . ▁The ▁artifact s ▁are ▁now ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Michigan ▁and ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁as ▁a ▁loan ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Sh ip w reck ▁Museum . ▁The ▁fate ▁of ▁her ▁silver ▁ore ▁cargo ▁is ▁unknown . ▁Com ets ▁w reck ▁is ▁now ▁protected ▁by