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Lake Huron
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Lake Huron
Lake Huron
is one of the five
Great Lakes
of
North America
.
Hydrologically
, it comprises the easterly portion of
Lake Michigan–Huron
, having the same surface elevation as its westerly counterpart, to which it is connected by the ,
Straits of Mackinac
. It is shared on the east by the
Canadian
province of
Ontario
and on the west by the state of
Michigan
in the
United States
. The name of the lake is derived from early French explorers who named it for the
Huron
people inhabiting the region. The
huronian glaciation
was named due to evidence collected from Lake Huron region. The northern parts of the lake include the
North Channel
and
Georgian Bay
. The main inlet is the
St. Marys River
and the main outlet is the
St. Clair
.
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