Lake Michigan - Holland, Michigan
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N 42° 46.432 W 086° 12.785
16T E 564374 N 4736004
One of the five Great Lakes of North America
Waymark Code: WM13GTE
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2020
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Lake Michigan’s name is derived from the Ojibwa word Michi Gami, meaning “large lake.”
It spans the entire west coast of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, and it is the only one of the five Great Lakes that is located entirely within the United States.
Michigan’s third largest lake with a water surface area of 22,300 square miles
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The Great Lakes began to form at the end of the last glacial period around 14,000 years ago, as retreating ice sheets exposed the basins they had carved into the land, which then filled with meltwater. The lakes have been a major source for transportation, migration, trade, and fishing, serving as a habitat to many aquatic species in a region with much biodiversity.
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