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The Land

The Mount Rushmore State, Coyote ,Blizzard State, South Dakota was named for the Dakota tribe; Dakota is a Sioux word meaning "friends" or "allies."

South Dakota is located in the Northern Great Plains an is bordered by North Dakota on the north, Minnesota & Iowa (east), Nebraska (south), and Wyoming & Montana (West).

At 77,122 square miles, South Dakota is the 16th largest state. The highest elevation is Harney Peak in Pennington County at 7,242 feet while the lowest elevation is Big Stone Lake in Roberts County at 966 feet.

Located far from the sea, South Dakota enjoys a continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters made more bitter by winds that sweep across the treeless plains. South Dakota has long been known as the Blizzard State for its winter storms. Rainfall is light, with the more arid areas in western South Dakota, as evidenced by the Badlands.

The highest temperature recorded was 120° while the lowest was -58°

National Parks & Monuments include Badlands, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Mount Rushmore.