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Minnesota
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Geography and Hydrology
Minnesota possesses one of the most extensive surface water networks in the world, featuring nearly 12,000 lakes greater than ten acres in size, supporting the popular moniker. The state's topography is largely the result of late Pleistocene glacial activity, which scoured the bedrock and deposited till across much of the region. This glacial history is responsible for the state's gently rolling plains in the south and west, and the rugged, lake-dotted Shield region in the northeast, part of the Canadian Shield.
The state’s major river…