The Great Lakes of Canada; Why they Occur Along a Straight Line

Within Canada, 4 of the nation's largest lakes mysteriously occur along a straight line. I am not referring to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, but rather even larger lakes such as the Great Bear Lake and Lake Winnipeg. There is a geologic reason why the Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg, and Lake Athabasca occur along a straight line. This fact relates to a geologic area known as the Canadian Shield, which will be discussed in this video.

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0:00 Lakes in Canada
0:12 The 5 Well Known Great Lakes
0:36 The 4 Canadian Great Lakes
1:12 The Canadian Shield
1:58 Drainage Basin
3:35 Conclusion