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Date 1-15-06 Lake Superior is a favorite among mariners because its large size affords the greatest amount of room for maneuvering during a storm. However, it too poses a challenge to navigate with its rocky coastline, cold temperatures (40 degrees in summer or winter), and huge waves that develop because of the Lakes depth. An ancient Chippewa legend warns that Superior never gives up its dead.
Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes in surface area and volume. In fact, Superior has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world. The lake stretches 350 miles from west to east and 160 miles north to south. Its shoreline is nearly 2,800 miles long. Superior is also the coldest and deepest of the five Great Lakes. Average depths are close to 500 feet; the deepest point in the lake reaches 1,332 feet.
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