Turtle Mountain
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Turtle Mountain, or the Turtle Mountains, generally refers to an area in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of North Dakota and southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is a plateau 2,000 ft (600 m) above sea level, 300 ft to 400 ft(90 m to 120 m) above the surrounding countryside, extending 20 mi (32 km) from north to south and 40 mi (64 km) from east to west. It has timber, numerous lakes, and small deposits of low-grade manganese. The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is in a valley on the southeastern border of plateau.
- Turtle Mountain is the name of a provincial electoral district in Manitoba
- Turtle Mountain Provincial Park is the name of a Canadian popular park in the area.
- Turtle Mountain Naval Base is a fictional military installation located in northern North Dakota, presumably near the town of Hoople. The equally fictional Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble was used by Peter Schickele and performed on the P.D.Q. Bach album Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion.
Categories: North Dakota geography | Geography of Manitoba | Manitoba geography stubs | Disambiguation
