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Badlands (general region) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 43 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.7500 decimal degrees |
Long: 099 23 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -99.3833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in SW South Dakota, E of Black Hills, & in NW Nebraska; arid, rugged area of steep hills & deep gullies, known for fossil deposits & interesting geological features; name also applied to other similar areas in other W states & in S America & Asia. |
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Badlands (preferred,C,V)
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Bad Lands (C,V)
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Badland Region (C,V)
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Badlands National Monument (C,V)
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White River Badlands (C,V)
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Mauvaises Terres (H,V)
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............ | original name applied to region by Europeans |
Terres Mauvaises (H,V)
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