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Minnesota Geological Survey via Minnesota Geologic Topics; select Bedrock Geology, then select Geologic Map of Minnesota's Bedrock Geology: Author: Mark A. Jirsa, Terrence J. Boerboom, V.W. Chandler, John H. Mossler, Anthony C. Runkel, and Dale R. Setterholm: Permission (Reusing this file)
Map of Minnesota bedrock by age. Shaded relief image: Superior Upland in the northeast, the flat Red River Valley in the northwest, Central Minnesota's irregular landscape, the Coteau des Prairies and Minnesota River in the southwest, and the southeast's dissected Driftless Area along the Mississippi River below its confluences with the Minnesota and St. Croix in East Central Minnesota
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The town comprises much of the Gunflint Trail, which extends to the former Paulson Mine site. Silver Bay (pop 1,857) is home to the plant that processes taconite from Babbitt. Two Harbors (pop. 3,745) is the county seat of Lake County, along the shore of Lake Superior. It was historically an important port for loading and shipping iron ore from ...
The last county to be created was Lake of the Woods County in 1923. [2] The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota. Another fifteen counties are named after physical geographic features, and the remainder for ...
It is essentially an alternate name for the Minnesota River Valley, with a slightly extended area to include towns such as Owatonna. The Twin Cities Metropolitan area includes 13 counties, two of which are in Wisconsin. It is a socio-economic area driven by the twin cities of Minneapolis and the state capital, Saint Paul.
Nearby towns include Grand Rapids, Hibbing and Virginia. Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine , Mesabi Range, 2010 The Mesabi Iron Range is a mining district and mountain range in northeastern Minnesota following an elongate trend containing large deposits of iron ore .
Map of the Arrowhead Region. The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape.The predominantly rural region encompasses 10,635.26 square miles (27,545.2 km 2) of land area and includes Carlton, Cook, Lake and Saint Louis counties.