About this episode
This episode discusses an ancient lake that was significantly larger than the Great Lakes combined.
The great lakes are probably the most famous group of lakes in the entire world, named for their...well great size. And yet these guys are tiny compared to an ancient lake that used to exist, that wasn't just bigger than them each, but also bigger then all of them combined (80 times over).
Topics covered
- ancient lakes
- geography
- natural history
- Great Lakes
- lake size
Keywords
- Great Lakes
- ancient lake
- lake size
- geography
- natural history
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Great Lakes, ancient lake
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