How
many Great Lakes are there?
There
are five Great Lakes.
What
is the largest of the Great Lakes?
Lake
Superior is the largest out of the five Great Lakes.
What
is the smallest of the Great Lakes?
Lake
Ontario is the smallest out of the five Great Lakes.
How
many shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes?
Approximately
6,000 shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes with the death toll
totaling upwards of 30,000 lives.
How
many states are bordered by the Great Lakes?
There
are approximately eight that are bordered greatly.
Were
there storms more dangerous than the one that took the Fitz?
YES!
One example is the "storm of 1913”.
Are
all the Lakes sailed on by freighters like the Fitzgerald?
Yes,
all of the Lakes are sailed on by freighters.
Which
lake is the deepest?
Lake
Superior is the deepest out of the five Great Lakes.
Which
Lake is the most shallow?
Lake
Erie is the shallowest out of the five Great Lakes.
What
is the biggest iron ore shipping port in the world?
The
Duluth-Superior port is the world's biggest iron ore shipping port.
Are
the Lakes actually fresh water lakes?
Yes,
all of the Lakes are fresh water lakes.
What
was the biggest Great Lakes disaster ever?
The
S.S. Eastland; it sank at dock, in Chicago in 1915 and 813 people
drowned.
How
long is the shoreline of the Great Lakes?
The
shoreline of the Great Lakes is 8,300 miles long.
What
is the area of all the Great Lakes combined?
The
area of all the Great Lakes combined is 95,160 square miles.
Out
of all five of the Great Lakes, which did the Fitz sail on?
As
far as we can tell from our research, she sailed on all of them except
for Lake Ontario. If this is an error, email us.
How
much of the Great Lakes "belong" to Canada?
Canada
“owns” 34,210 square miles of the Great Lakes, a little over a
third.
How
much of the Great Lakes "belong" to the U.S.?
The
United States “own” 60,950 square miles of the Great Lakes.
What
is the world's busiest canal?
The
Soo Canal is the world's busiest canal.
How
big are the Lakes compared to others in the world?
The
Great Lakes are the BIGGEST fresh water lakes in the world.
What
month do most storms hit the Great Lakes?
November
is "the month of storms" for the Great Lakes.
Are
there bays/rivers that are considered part of the Great Lakes?
Yes,
there are many bays and rivers that are considered part of the Great
Lakes.
