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==Facts==
==Facts==
Lake Michigan is the third largest of the [[Great Lakes]] and is the only one of the lakes which is contained entirely inside U.S. borders -- making Lake Michigan the largest body of [[fresh water]] in the [[United States]] and is the sixth largest lake in the world.
Lake Michigan is the the sixth largest lake in the world.
Lake Michigan is the third largest of the [[Great Lakes]] and is the only one of the lakes which is contained entirely inside U.S. borders -- making Lake Michigan the largest body of [[fresh water]] in the [[United States]].
Lake Michigan is approximately 300 miles long and averages 75 miles across, covering 22,300 square miles -- which is equal to the combined areas of the states of [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Delaware]]. It is 335 feet above [[Lake Ontario]] and 577 feet above sea level. The deepest point in the lake is 925 feet.
Lake Michigan is approximately 300 miles long and averages 75 miles across, covering 22,300 square miles -- which is equal to the combined areas of the states of [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Delaware]]. It is 335 feet above [[Lake Ontario]] and 577 feet above sea level. The deepest point in the lake is 925 feet.