What are the five great lakes of north america called?
The Great Lakes (), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes 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. They consist of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Hydrologically, there are only four lakes, because Lakes Michigan and Huron join at the Straits of Mackinac. The lakes form the Great Lakes Waterway.
What is the collective name of the five great lakes in North America?
The Great Lakes Great Lakes of North America, Laurentian Great Lakes
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What lakes make up the Great Lakes?
Superior Michigan Huron Ontario Erie
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Lake Erie
From the Erie tribe, a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan 'long tail'
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Lake Huron
Named for the inhabitants of the area, the Wyandot (or "Hurons")
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Lake Michigan
From the Ojibwe word mishi-gami "great water" or "large lake
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Lake Ontario
From the Wyandot word ontarí'io "lake of shining waters"
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Lake Superior
English translation of the French term lac supérieur "upper lake", referring to its position north of Lake Huron.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Great Lakes consist of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Lake Erie's name comes from the Erie tribe, a shortened form of the Iroquoian word erielhonan meaning long tail. Lake Huron's name comes from the inhabitants of the area, the Wyandot or Hurons. Lake Michigan's name comes from the Ojibwe word mishi-gami meaning great water or large lake. Lake Ontario's name comes from the Wyandot word ontarí'io meaning lake of shining waters. Lake Superior's name is an English translation of the French term lac supérieur meaning upper lake, referring to its position north of Lake Huron.