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Prairie Pothole region

Definition:
A wetland region encompassing the Northern Great Plains region from the upper Midwest and extending into Canada. The region has large shallow depressions that were created by retreating glaciers and has wetlands that are either temporary, seasonal, or permanent in nature.
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-11-15, last modified 2012-11-30