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Detailed map of Lake Superior, showing surrounding U.S. states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan) and Canadian province Ontario. The map highlights major cities, bays, islands, peninsulas, depth contours, and nearby water bodies, with an inset globe locating Lake Superior in North America. Upper Peninsula, Michigan Map of North America showing the location of Lake Superior along the border between the United States and Canada, with the lake labeled in the northern Great Lakes region. Inset map at lower left highlights the area within the continent.
Two illustrated divers are superimposed onto a photograph showing a lake underwater.
Keweenaw Bay Marquette Map showing the Great Lakes-Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario-along with their surrounding drainage basin, depth variations indicated by shading, and major nearby cities in both the United States and Canada. State, provincial, and international boundaries are marked, and a small locator globe at the bottom left highlights the region's position in North America. Map highlighting Lake Superior among the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, showing its location bordering Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario, alongside the other Great Lakes and surrounding states and provinces.
Discover how the Midcontinent Rift helped form the magical and spectacular Lake Superior
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Water and its Varying Forms
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Lake Superior: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Lake Superior. Aug 27, 2026
Added map. Jul 17, 2026
Add new Web site: National Museum of the Great Lakes - Lake Superior. Aug 07, 2025
Media added. Jan 14, 2025
Add new Web site: GLISA - Lake Superior Prospective (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Lake Superior. Apr 09, 2024
Map added. Jun 13, 2023
Map added. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: World Lake Database - Lake Superior, North America. Sep 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Lakepedia - Lake Superior: The Largest Freshwater Lake in the World. Jul 19, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 02, 2019
Add new Web site: Great Lakes Information Network - Lake Superior. Mar 01, 2017
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Lake Superior: Facts About the Greatest Great Lake. Mar 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Great Lakes Information Network - Lake Huron. Mar 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - United States - Lake Superior, North America. Feb 17, 2011
Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Lake Superior. Feb 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Ontario Parks - Lake Superior. Feb 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Famous Trials - Lake Superior. Feb 06, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Lake Superior. Jul 27, 2008
Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids - Lake Superior. Jun 25, 2008
Article revised and updated. Dec 08, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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