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Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the thirteenth largest globally.<ref>Fact Monster[http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html]</ref>It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded by Ontario to the north, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York to the south, and Michigan to the west. The lake is named after the Erie tribe of Native Americans who lived along its southern shore. The outflow from the lake provides hydroelectric power to Canada and the U.S. as it spins huge turbines at Niagara Falls. [[Image:Lake-erie.png|thumb|right | Back to [[New York]] to [[Michigan|Michigan]] to [[Ohio|Ohio]] to [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | ||
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the thirteenth largest globally.<ref>Fact Monster[http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html]</ref>It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded by Ontario to the north, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York to the south, and Michigan to the west. The lake is named after the Erie tribe of Native Americans who lived along its southern shore. The outflow from the lake provides hydroelectric power to Canada and the U.S. as it spins huge turbines at Niagara Falls. [[Image:Lake-erie.png|thumb|right]] | |||
=== Lake Erie History === | === Lake Erie History === | ||
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*Lake Erie Shipwrecks[http://www.eriewrecks.com/shipwrecks/shipwrecks.html] | *Lake Erie Shipwrecks[http://www.eriewrecks.com/shipwrecks/shipwrecks.html] | ||
*Lake Erie Islands by Size[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie_Islands] | *Lake Erie Islands by Size[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie_Islands] | ||
*Lake Erie Battle | *Lake Erie Battle War of 1812[http://www.leihs.org/] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||