Great Lakes: Their Link with Ocean Shipping(1948)
Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial development. Shows the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway as important links between the lakes and the ocean.
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Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial development. Shows the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway as important links between the lakes and the ocean.
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