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Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway

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Difference between Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway

Great Lakes vs. Great Lakes Waterway

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. The Great Lakes Waterway is a system of natural channels and canals which enable navigation between the North American Great Lakes.

Similarities between Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway

Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway have 23 things in common (in Unionpedia): Atlantic Ocean, Canal, Chicago, Detroit River, Duluth, Minnesota, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Icebreaker, Lake Erie, Lake freighter, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, Lock (water navigation), Niagara Falls, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Great Lakes and Great Lakes Waterway Comparison

Great Lakes has 367 relations, while Great Lakes Waterway has 30. As they have in common 23, the Jaccard index is 5.79% = 23 / (367 + 30).

References

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