30 relations: Atlantic Ocean, Boatnerd, Canal, Chicago, Civil engineering, Detroit River, Draft (hull), Duluth, Minnesota, Federal government of the United States, Fresh water, Great Lakes, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Icebreaker, Lake Erie, Lake freighter, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, Lock (water navigation), Niagara Falls, Politics of Canada, Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence Seaway, Soo Locks, St. Clair River, St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario), Straits of Mackinac, United States Coast Guard, Welland Canal.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.
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Boatnerd
The boatnerd corporation, a registered not for profit corporation, circulates information about vessels that ply the North American Great Lakes.
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Canal
Canals, or navigations, are human-made channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles.
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Chicago
Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.
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Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, and railways.
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Detroit River
The Detroit River (Rivière Détroit) flows for from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system and forms part of the border between Canada and the United States.
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Draft (hull)
The draft or draught of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained.
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Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Fresh water
Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.
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Great Lakes
The Great Lakes (les Grands-Lacs), also called the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada–United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River.
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Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French: Golfe du Saint-Laurent) is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships.
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Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh-largest globally if measured in terms of surface area.
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Lake freighter
Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carrier vessels that ply the Great Lakes of North America.
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Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
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Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
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Lake St. Clair
Lake St.
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Lake Superior
Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur; ᑭᑦᒉᐁ-ᑲᒣᐁ, Gitchi-Gami) is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America.
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Lock (water navigation)
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the American state of New York.
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Politics of Canada
The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.
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Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent; Tuscarora: Kahnawáʼkye; Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning "big waterway") is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America.
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Saint Lawrence Seaway
The Saint Lawrence Seaway (la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North America, as far inland as the western end of Lake Superior.
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Soo Locks
The Soo Locks (sometimes spelled Sault Locks, but pronounced "sue") are a set of parallel locks which enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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St. Clair River
The St.
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St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)
The St.
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Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac is a series of narrow waterways in the U.S. state of Michigan, between Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.
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Welland Canal
The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Waterway