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| w | 100 of both - |
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| Answer: The five
Great |
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| Lakes- Erie, Huron, |
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| Michigan,
Ontario, and |
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| Superior- are the
largest |
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freshwater source |
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| on the Earth.
They contain |
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| more than 90
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freshwater |
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than 20 |
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world's. |
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| N5290, Sept. 27, 2004 |