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Place Name
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Marquette Iron Range
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Pronunciation
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mahr-KET
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Place Status (Type)
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mountain range
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Location
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Marquette County, Michigan (MI), 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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Marquette Iron Range
(mahr-KET), NW Upper Peninsula, NW Mich.,
low range in Marquette co., lying generally W of Marquette. Once a rich
iron-mining region with mining center at Ishpeming and Negaunee. Natl.
Mine still active with 7,000,000
tons/7,714,000 metric tons shipped out of Marquette
annually. Also known as Marquette Range. Mich. Iron Industry Mus.
here.
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