Lake Superior

Meaning

A lake in North America; the largest of the Great Lakes and second largest lake and largest freshwater lake in the world by area.

Translations

Lac Supérieur

lac Supérieur

Lago Superiore

Lacus Superior

Bovenmeer

Superior Gölü

Lago superior

Llac Superior

Etymology

From French lac Supérieur (“uppermost lake”), named by 17th-century French explorers for its location as the furthest upstream and highest in altitude of the Great Lakes.

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