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Place Name
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Lander County
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Pronunciation
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LAN-duhr
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Battle Mountain
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Population
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6,266 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°57'N
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Longitude
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117°01'W
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Lander
(LAN-duhr), county (
5,519 sq mi/14,294 sq km; 1990
pop. 6,266), N central Nev.;  Battle Mountain; 39°57'N
117°01'W. Drained by Humboldt and Reese rivers. Gold, silver, lead,
copper deposits; cattle and sheep ranches. Formed 1863. Parts of
Toiyabe Natl Forest in S cover N-S running Shoshone,Toiyabe, and
Toquima mt. ranges. Geographic center of Nev. in SE corner.
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