List of National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota facts for kids
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota. There are 8 in total.
| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient River Warren Channel |  |
1966 | 45°35′6″N 96°49′48″W / 45.58500°N 96.83000°W | Big Stone | mixed- state, private | A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age. Extends into South Dakota. |
| 2 | Cedar Creek Natural History Area |  |
1975 | 45°24′7.29″N 93°11′57.85″W / 45.4020250°N 93.1994028°W | Anoka, Isanti | mixed- state, private | A relatively undisturbed area where tall grass prairie, eastern deciduous forest and boreal coniferous forest biomes meet. |
| 3 | Itasca Natural Area |  |
1975 | 47°11′40.21″N 95°9′55.22″W / 47.1945028°N 95.1653389°W | Clearwater | state (Itasca State Park) | Contains some of the finest remaining stands of virgin red pine, spruce- balsam fir, and maple-basswood-aspen forest. |
| 4 | Keeley Creek Natural Area | 1965 | 47°47′23.5″N 91°42′22.52″W / 47.789861°N 91.7062556°W | Lake | federal (Superior National Forest) | A large tract of undisturbed mixed pine and black spruce forest. | |
| 5 | Lac la Croix Research Natural Area | 1980 | 48°20′N 92°7′W / 48.333°N 92.117°W | St. Louis | federal (Superior National Forest) | Old-growth virgin pine forests. | |
| 6 | Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area | 1965 | 48°02′13″N 93°28′30″W / 48.037°N 93.475°W | Koochiching | state | An example of the extensive peatlands occupying the bed of ancient glacial Lake Agassiz. | |
| 7 | Pine Point Research Natural Area | 1975 | 47°7′52.83″N 94°33′19.09″W / 47.1313417°N 94.5553028°W | Cass | federal (Chippewa National Forest) | Contains undisturbed stands of red and mixed pine. | |
| 8 | Upper Red Lake Peatland |  |
1975 | 48°11′34″N 94°30′43″W / 48.19278°N 94.51194°W | Beltrami | mixed- federal, state, private, native | One of the largest peatlands remaining in the coterminous United States. |
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