Great Lakes
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The Great Lakes are five very big lakes in eastern North America. They are, in fact, the biggest fresh water lakes in the world (freshwater is water that is not salty like the ocean). Four of the Great Lakes are shared between Canada and the United States of America. Lake Michigan is the only great lake that is all inside the United States.
The lakes are:
Water flows from Lake Superior and Lake Michigan into Lake Huron; then through the Detroit River into Lake Erie; then through Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; and then through the Saint Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean.
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| North American Great Lakes |
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| Lake Superior - Lake Michigan - Lake Huron - Lake Erie - Lake Ontario |
