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Canada's Regions › Geography
What is the Great Lakes region?
- A region of large salt lakes in western Canada
- A series of northern lakes in the territories
- The lakes district in British Columbia
- Five large freshwater lakes on the Canada-US border — Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
Why this is the correct answer
The Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario — form a chain of large freshwater lakes along the Canada-US border. Together they contain about 21 percent of the world's surface fresh water. They support major shipping routes, fishing industries and provide drinking water for tens of millions of people.