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Place Name
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Marias Pass
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Pronunciation
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muh-REI-uhs
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Place Status (Type)
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pass
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Location
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Montana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Marias Pass
(muh-REI-uhs)
(5,280 ft/1,609 m), in Lewis Range of
Continental Divide, on border bet. Glacier and Flathead cos., NW Mont.,
at Summit, on SE border of Glacier Natl. Park, and
50 mi/80 km SW of Cut Bank. Nearby are Lewis
and Clark (NE) and Flathead (SW) natl. forests. Discovered 1889 by John
F. Stevens, the pass is now crossed by U.S. Highway 2 and Burlington
Northern RR.
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