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SKY BLUE WATER
Minnesota
today has more shoreline than
California
,
Florida
and
Hawaii
combined! We are
known on license plates as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but
Minnesota
actually has 12,000 lakes, three-fourths of which are 10 acres
or more in size year round.
The world’s largest river, the
Mississippi
, begins its 2,552-mile journey at
Lake
Itasca
in northern
Minnesota
.
Here is a
curious fact.
Minnesota
’s waters flow outward in three directions: north to Hudson
Bay in
Canada
, east to the Atlantic Ocean and south to the
Gulf of Mexico
.
Minnesota
is also known as the
Gopher
State
. There are varying
interpretations about the source of the nickname.
Some say it comes from the gophers commonly found in the
southern part of the state: others say it is from a political
cartoon in the 19th century that depicted dishonest
railroad union organizers as gophers.
Minnesota
is also known as the North Star State, a translation of the
French inscription on the state seal, L’Etoile
du Nord
Five
Largest Cities
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Minneapolis
: 382,618
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St. Paul
(capital): 287,151
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Duluth
: 86,918
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Rochester
: 85,806
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Bloomington
: 85,172
JUST
THE FACTS
- State
Abbreviation – MN
- State
Capital –
St.
Paul
- Population
– 4,919,479 (as of 2000)
Minnesota
is the 21st most populous state in the
USA
- Area
– 86,943 square miles (
Minnesota
is the 12th biggest state in the
USA
)
- Number
of rivers and streams: 6,564 (92,000 miles).
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ENTERTAINMENT
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