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Lake Huron in winter
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Lake Huron is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area, covering 23,000 square miles.

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59,600 km²
Max depth
229 m
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United States, Canada
4th largest lake in the world

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.

From the “Geography” section

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Lake Huron in winter
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Manitoulin Island, located in Lake Huron, is the world's largest lake island.

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Area
59,600 km²
Max depth
229 m
Countries
United States, Canada
4th largest lake in the world

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.

From the “Geography” section

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Lake Huron in winter
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Lake Huron has the largest shoreline length of any of the Great Lakes, counting its 30,000 islands.

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Area
59,600 km²
Max depth
229 m
Countries
United States, Canada
4th largest lake in the world

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.

From the “Geology” section

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The first European vessel to sail the Great Lakes, Le Griffon, was lost in Lake Huron in 1679.

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Area
59,600 km²
Max depth
229 m
Countries
United States, Canada
4th largest lake in the world

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.

From the “Shipwrecks” section

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Lake Huron in winter
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Lake Huron has suffered from the introduction of invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels.

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Area
59,600 km²
Max depth
229 m
Countries
United States, Canada
4th largest lake in the world

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.

From the “Ecology” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: NASA · Public Domain

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