A view of the north shore of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, the U.S..

 

The north shore of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, the U.S..

The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the coldest and deepest of the North American Great Lakes.

The Lake Superior region is a part of the southern margin of the great pre-Cambrian shield of northern North America. The Surface Area is about 31,700 square miles (82,170 square kilometers); With a Max Depth of 1,332 feet (406 meters) and an Average Depth of 483 feet (147 meters). The Shoreline Length is About 1,826 miles bordering Ontario (Canada), Minnesota (US), Wisconsin (US), and Michigan (US).

Water Volume: Holds 10% of the earth's fresh surface water—as much water as all the other Great Lakes combined plus three extra Lake Eries.
Islands: Features Isle Royale (a large wilderness island) and the Apostle Islands, known for carved sea caves.
Ecosystem: Home to 78 fish species, including lake trout, whitefish, and walleye.
Shipwrecks: Contains over 350 recorded shipwrecks due to fierce storms on the open-water-like lake
Location: Lake Superior

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