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Geological Formation

Lake Erie Islands

Islands and Archipelagos

The Lake Erie Islands are a chain of archipelagic islands in Lake Erie, geologically formed from the Silurian-age Columbus Limestone. When Pleistocene ice sheets carved out the Lake Erie basin, this harder limestone resisted erosion better than the shale to the east, leaving the islands standing above the lake's shallower western end. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Associated With

Limestone, Materials
Source List of Lake Erie Islands (Wikipedia)
Pleistocene, Eras
Source List of Lake Erie Islands (Wikipedia)
Silurian, Eras
Source List of Lake Erie Islands (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Glaciation, Processes
Source List of Lake Erie Islands (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Lake Erie Islands
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Canada

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United States

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Sources
1. List of Lake Erie Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Lake Erie Islands are a chain of archipelagic islands in Lake Erie.
  • Lead paragraph
    Most of the larger islands are popular tourist attractions, served by car and passenger ferries running from the mainland and between some islands.
  • Caused By: Glaciation, Geology
    When the Pleistocene ice sheets carved out the basin of modern-day Lake Erie
  • Associated With: Silurian, Article text, age Silurian
    The Lake Erie Islands are geologically part of the Silurian Columbus Limestone.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Article text, rock Limestone
    The Lake Erie Islands are geologically part of the Silurian Columbus Limestone.
  • Associated With: Pleistocene, Article text, age Pleistocene
    When the Pleistocene ice sheets carved out the basin of modern-day Lake Erie, these hard rocks proved more resistant to erosion than the shales in the east, and as a result, Lake Erie's western end is much shallower than the basins in the east, so that the islands remain above water.
  • Caused By: Glaciation, Article text, process Glaciation
    When the Pleistocene ice sheets carved out the basin of modern-day Lake Erie, these hard rocks proved more resistant to erosion than the shales in the east, and as a result, Lake Erie's western end is much shallower than the basins in the east, so that the islands remain above water.
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Wikidata: Lake Erie Islands
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