inmydrcams replied to your post “i always forget when i talk to people who have…….never experienced...”
What do you mean there's SHIPWRECKS IN LAKES???
“kindheartted replied to your post: i always forget...”
YOU'RE... TELLING ME THERE'S LAKES ALMOST AS BIG AS THE ENTIRETY OF MY COUNTRY? DUDE IS THIS REAL
i’m CACKLING right now oh my gosh!! i’m living for this, let me ramble about these stupid monster lakes.
@inmydrcams it’s actually estimated that the total number of shipwrecks ACROSS the great lakes is in the range of 25,000, but the official (as in, they’re listed in a museum) numbers are 6,000 ships and 30,000 lives lost. this is just a wikipedia page but it gives a good rundown! it’s a weird thought, i know, but these things......aren’t so much /lakes/ as they are little seas?? these lakes are HUNDREDS of feet deep (lake superior is actually lol OVER A THOUSAND FEET DEEP) so i somtimes feel like “lake” is a bad word for them, they’re Monsters.
@kindheartted and that’s not even the biggest one!!! the biggest one is lake superior and it’s actually the largest body of fresh water in the WORLD by surface area, it’s 31,700 sq mi (82,000 km2)