Fun facts about Lake Michigan
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Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is wholly within the borders of the United States.
Lake Michigan
United States
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
From the “Hydrology” section
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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition 60 · Public Domain
The sand dunes on the east shore of Lake Michigan are the largest freshwater dune system in the world.
Lake Michigan
United States
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
From the “Shoreline” section
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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition 60 · Public Domain
Lake Michigan's deepest region is called Chippewa Basin, named after prehistoric Lake Chippewa.
Lake Michigan
United States
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
From the “Hydrology” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition 60 · Public Domain
The Chicago city waterfront has been developed for parks, beaches, harbors, and marinas connected by the Chicago Lakefront Trail.
Lake Michigan
United States
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
From the “Shoreline” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition 60 · Public Domain
The first person to reach the deep bottom of Lake Michigan was J. Val Klump in 1985 via submersible.
Lake Michigan
United States
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume and depth after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS Expedition 60 · Public Domain