- Superior, Lake
- geographical name lake United States & Canada; largest, northernmost, & westernmost of the Great Lakes area 31,800 square miles (82,362 square kilometers)
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Superior, Lake
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Superior Lake — (spr. Supihri r Lehk), so v.w. Oberer See … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Superior, Lake — Lake, U.S. and Canada. The largest of the five Great Lakes, Superior is the world s largest freshwater lake. It is 383 mi (616 km) long and 160 mi (258 km) at its widest, with an area of 31,800 sq mi (82,362 sq km) and depths reaching 1,330 ft… … Universalium
Superior, Lake — Area 31,800 square miles. Discovered by Étienne Brulé, in 1622. In the next quarter century the devoted Jesuit Fathers penetrated to the shores of the lake. Jogues and Raymbault preached the Faith at the outlet of the lake in 1641; Ménard… … The makers of Canada
SUPERIOR, LAKE — largest fresh water lake on the globe, lies between the United States and Canada, the boundary line passing through the centre; area, 31,200 sq. m., almost the size of Ireland; maximum depth, 1008 ft.; St. Mary s River, the only outlet, a… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Superior,Lake — Su·pe·ri·or (so͝o pîrʹē ər), Lake The largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes, between the north central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It was probably first sighted by French explorers in the early 1600s. * * * … Universalium
Superior, Lake — largest of the Great Lakes; 31,820 sq. mi … Webster's Gazetteer
Superior, Lake — … Useful english dictionary
Lake Nipigon — Location Ontario Coordinates … Wikipedia
Superior — Superior, Lake the largest of the ↑Great Lakes on the border between Canada and the US, which is also the largest ↑freshwater lake (=whose water does not contain salt) in the world … Dictionary of contemporary English
Superior — (Lake S., spr. lēk ßjupīrĭer), s. Oberer See … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
