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North Dakota Description

North Dakota (State)

Area: 70,700 sq. mi.

Population: 644,000

Capital: Bismarck

Popular name: Peace Garden State

North Dakota (named after the Dakota tribe) lies in the Midwest on the frontier with Canada, in the center of the North American continent. The landscape of the Great Plains in the west, traversed by the Missouri, changes towards the east from gently undulating ground moraines to steep hills and continues to rise fairly sharply in the Coteau du Missouri. Along the west of the state, on the border with Montana, are the barren Badlands, robbed of their topsoil by erosion. The climate is continental, with extremely cold winters (average January temperatures around 14°F) and short summers. The

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Hobbies & Activities category: Natural area

Address

North Dakota Tourism Department
604 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0825
United States
Phone 1 (701) 328-2525
Fax 1 (701) 328-4878

http://www.ndtourism.com