Which is the smallest by surface area and the easternmost of the North American Great Lakes?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Lake Ontario
- Step 1: Lake Ontario covers roughly 18,960 square kilometers, situated between New York State and the Canadian province of Ontario.
- Step 2: It receives the entire outflow of the other four Great Lakes via the Niagara River and discharges eastward into the Saint Lawrence River.
Answer
Lake Ontario
Why not the others: 'Lake Erie' has a larger surface area (25,667 sq km) but is shallower and holds less volume; 'Lake Huron' is the second-largest by area; 'Lake Michigan' is the third-largest.
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