Great Lakes World Map
The world s highest commercially navigable lake is lake titicaca in peru and bolivia border at 3 812 m.
Great lakes world map. Les grands lacs or the great lakes of north america are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes in the upper mid east part of north america on the canada united states border which connect to the atlantic ocean through the saint lawrence river. They are one of the great natural features of the continent and of the earth. It is also one of the lakes with highest salt concentration. These five lakes belong to the largest lakes of the world.
The great lakes is the name usually referring to the group of five lakes located near the canada united states border. Going from west towards the east lake superior is the biggest and deepest of the five. Lake superior 82 000 sq km 31 698 sq miles in size is the largest fresh water lake in the world. Great lakes great lakes chain of deep freshwater lakes in east central north america comprising lakes superior michigan huron erie and ontario.
The deepest point is 1 332 ft while the average depth is 500 ft. The great lakes french. 94 250 sq mi 244 106 sq km. It is about 350 miles 565 km long and 160 miles 257 km at its widest point.
It is also the largest lake in south america. 2 730 miles includes islands lake huron 59 600 sq km 23 011 sq miles in size is 206 miles 332 km.