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Place Name
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Mesaba
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Pronunciation
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muh-SAH-buh
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Place Status (Type)
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locality
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Location
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St. Louis County, Minnesota (MN), United States, North America
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Latitude
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47°34'N
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Longitude
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92°07'W
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Mesaba
(muh-SAH-buh), locality, St. Louis co., NE Minn., near E
end of Mesabi Iron Range, 19 mi/31 km ENE of
Virginia, and 5 mi/8 km ENE of Aurora;
47°34'N 92°07'W. Site of extensive open-pit iron mining operations
of Erie Mining Company. RR delivers ore to Taconite Harbor, on L.
Superior, 57 mi/92 km to E. Iron reserves and
mining activity have declined in late 1900s.
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