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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.
Superior researchers studying invasives, ballast water
Ashland Current (2/9)
Determining how clean a ship's ballast water must be to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species is the goal of the latest research partnership between the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
Niagara Gazette (2/6)
The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront.
Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.
SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
Wall Street Journal (2/3)
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes.
SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.
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Is Lake Superior the largest lake in the world?
from Dulce in Denver, Colorado
Lakes are measured in many different ways, such as in volume and surface area. For example, a shallow lake can have a large surface area but a small volume.
In terms of surface area, Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world and the first largest freshwater lake in the world! The saltwater Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake in surface area. (A lake is any body of water surrounded by land and very large lakes are sometimes called seas.)
In terms of volume, however, Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, Russia, is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Baikal's volume is 23,600 cubed km compared to Lake Superior's volume of 12,100 cubed km. Lake Baikal holds approximately 20% of the Earth's freshwater -- the same amount as the all five Great Lakes combined!
Go to the Great Lakes Facts & Figures page for more statistics on the Great Lakes.
Thank you for your question!
Answered on October 16, 2000