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Great Lakes Upper Peninsula, Michigan Lake Superior
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Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Keweenaw Bay
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The Great Lakes and their drainage basin
Two illustrated divers are superimposed onto a photograph showing a lake underwater.
Discover how the Midcontinent Rift helped form the magical and spectacular Lake Superior
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Shallow staghorn water corals in fringing reef at low tide in Thailand. (coral reefs; endangered area; ocean habitat; sea habitat; coral reef)
Unknown Waters
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
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Banff National Park. Aerial view of Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Aerial perspective.
Canada: 10 Claims to Fame
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up