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Length, Miles. | Breadth, Miles. | Area, Sq. Miles. | Height above Sea, Feet. | |
Superior | 390 | 160 | 31,420 | 602 3/4 |
Huron (with Georgian Bay) | 400 | 160 | 24,000 | 576 3/4 |
St. Clair................................. | 25 | 25 | 360 | 570 3/4 |
Erie.................................... | 250 | 60 | 10,000 | 566f |
Ontario | 190 | 52 | 7,330 | 240 |
345 | 58 | 25,590 | 578 3/4 |
Lake Michigan is wholly within the United States and is connected with Lake Huron by the Strait of Mackinaw.
 
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