Long before the Great Lakes came to define the heart of North America, a much larger lake once ruled the land. Lake Agassiz, a prehistoric inland sea, spread across the continent with a reach that ...

From coastlines to heartland, new research suggests the very geography of the United States could be dramatically altered by an accelerating climate crisis. Forget static borders – experts are warning ...

The deepest part of Lake Erie is about 210 feet. Lake Superior's deepest water is 1,332 feet, which is more than six times the depth of Lake Erie.

More information: Donghui Xu et al, Climate change will reduce North American inland wetland areas and disrupt their seasonal regimes, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45286-z ...

Situated a whopping 3,700 kilometers (2,342 miles) away from the Atlantic Ocean, it’s the farthest inland port in North America to serve oceangoing ships – and that’s not the only thing that ...

Which Great Lake do you always forget? How to remember them: Think of the acronym H.O.M.E.S.: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.