Living in the GTA for my whole life, Lake Ontario has always been a significant part of my living. The Great Lakes in Canada are a bit of a misnomer. They are actually larger than any sea in other parts of the world. The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. So the lakes are a major transportation route as well so important in our country's history. Major cities like Toronto grew because of Lake Ontario's great natural resources.
As can been seen from the map, we share the lakes with the United States. A source of water is vital to both nations. Beaches-fun, fishing, boating and many other industries depends on these lakes.
The largest is Lake Superior. A treacherous lake as our history has stories of many ship wrecks there. Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario make up the 5 bodies of water. Ships that use the water system are delayed in winter due to the freezing of large portions of them. There are many lock systems that make interesting visits for tourists.
Environmentally it is important to protect them.
There are many sites that inform about the history of this great water system. It rranscends several subject groups such as history, geography, culture, natural reasources. So pull out a map and have a look.
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I wonder how much the USA will protect the Great Lakes now with their new head of Environment ...
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