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'''Lake Superior''' is the uppermost, deepest and largest of the [[North American Great Lakes]].<ref name=umkcLakeSuperior/> It is the largest both by volume and by surface area. The only freshwater lake that has a greater volume is [[Lake Baikal]], in [[Siberia]]. | '''Lake Superior''' is the uppermost, deepest and largest of the [[North American Great Lakes]].<ref name=umkcLakeSuperior/> It is the largest both by volume and by surface area. The only freshwater lake that has a greater volume is [[Lake Baikal]], in [[Siberia]].<ref name=LimnologyUWisc/> | ||
It takes water approximately 200 years to transit the lake.<ref name=umkcLakeSuperior/> | It takes water approximately 200 years to transit the lake.<ref name=umkcLakeSuperior/> | ||
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The name "Superior" is said to be due to a mistranslation. It is said that early French maps didn't actually name the lake, they merely described it as "superior", meaning uppermost, but English travelers, using the French maps, assumed that was its name.<ref name=SuperiorName/> | The name "Superior" is said to be due to a mistranslation. It is said that early French maps didn't actually name the lake, they merely described it as "superior", meaning uppermost, but English travelers, using the French maps, assumed that was its name.<ref name=SuperiorName/> | ||
The lake forms part of the boundary between [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|United States]]. Over 100 [[Lake freighter]]s, and many "salties" use the lake to transport ore, grain, and construction materials like sand, gravel, limestone, and raw cement. | The lake forms part of the boundary between [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|United States]]. Over 100 [[Lake freighter]]s, and many "salties" use the lake to transport ore, grain, and construction materials like sand, gravel, limestone, and raw cement. According to the Clear Seas website<ref name=ClearSeas/>: | ||
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:Most cargo transiting on the Great Lakes is bulk cargo, which is transported in large holds rather than packed in containers. Today, the primary Great Lakes cargoes include iron ore, coal, limestone, farm products (such as grain, corn, soybeans), steel, and project cargo (such as large turbine blades for wind energy projects, giant steel pressure vessels for oil refining, and railroad locomotives for export).4 Other bulk goods carried on the Great Lakes include taconite, salt, cement, gypsum, sand, slag, and potash.<ref name=ClearSeas/> | |||
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[[Thunder Bay, Ontario]], on the northeast shore, is the railhead for Canadian railways. | [[Thunder Bay, Ontario]], on the northeast shore, is the railhead for Canadian railways.<ref name=ShipsInThunderBay/> | ||
[[Duluth, Minnesota]], at the very western tip of the lake, is the most important port on the United States' side. | [[Duluth, Minnesota]], at the very western tip of the lake, is the most important port on the United States' side.<ref name=visitduluth/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|refs= | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name=LimnologyUWisc> | |||
[https://blog.limnology.wisc.edu/2020/08/28/water-we-talking-about-the-greatest-lakes/ Water We Talking About? The Greatest Lake(s)] | |||
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<ref name=ClearSeas> | |||
[https://clearseas.org/insights/marine-shipping-in-the-great-lakes-what-you-need-to-know/ Marine shipping in the Great Lakes: What you need to know] | |||
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<ref name=umkcLakeSuperior> | <ref name=umkcLakeSuperior> | ||
[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/superior/superiorfacts.html Lake Superior Facts] | [http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/superior/superiorfacts.html Lake Superior Facts] | ||
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<ref name=SuperiorName> | <ref name=SuperiorName> | ||
[https://www.eekwi.org/great-lakes/humans-and-great-lakes/great-lakes-name-meanings#:~:text=The%20first%20French%20explorers%20approaching,the%20name%20became%20Lake%20Superior. Great Lakes name meanings] | [https://www.eekwi.org/great-lakes/humans-and-great-lakes/great-lakes-name-meanings#:~:text=The%20first%20French%20explorers%20approaching,the%20name%20became%20Lake%20Superior. Great Lakes name meanings] | ||
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<ref name=visitduluth> | |||
[https://visitduluth.com/plan-my-trip/lake-superior/watch-ships/ Watch the ships] | |||
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<ref name=ShipsInThunderBay> | |||
[https://www.netnewsledger.com/ships-port-thunder-bay/ Ships in Thunder Bay] | |||
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Revision as of 23:53, 13 February 2024
Lake Superior is the uppermost, deepest and largest of the North American Great Lakes.[1] It is the largest both by volume and by surface area. The only freshwater lake that has a greater volume is Lake Baikal, in Siberia.[2]
It takes water approximately 200 years to transit the lake.[1]
The name "Superior" is said to be due to a mistranslation. It is said that early French maps didn't actually name the lake, they merely described it as "superior", meaning uppermost, but English travelers, using the French maps, assumed that was its name.[3]
The lake forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United States. Over 100 Lake freighters, and many "salties" use the lake to transport ore, grain, and construction materials like sand, gravel, limestone, and raw cement. According to the Clear Seas website[4]:
- Most cargo transiting on the Great Lakes is bulk cargo, which is transported in large holds rather than packed in containers. Today, the primary Great Lakes cargoes include iron ore, coal, limestone, farm products (such as grain, corn, soybeans), steel, and project cargo (such as large turbine blades for wind energy projects, giant steel pressure vessels for oil refining, and railroad locomotives for export).4 Other bulk goods carried on the Great Lakes include taconite, salt, cement, gypsum, sand, slag, and potash.[4]
Thunder Bay, Ontario, on the northeast shore, is the railhead for Canadian railways.[5]
Duluth, Minnesota, at the very western tip of the lake, is the most important port on the United States' side.[6]