NASA’s Suomi NPP captured the Great Lakes in winter.

Credit: NASA

The Great Lakes are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes primarily in the upper mid-east region of North America, on the Canada-United States border, which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. The Great Lakes have a humid continental climate, and winter becomes severe without which halts over-the-water transportation.

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: Roger Schneider/AP Photo

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