Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre National Wildlife Refuge in eastern and central Minnesota. Located just south of the city of Minneapolis, it is one of fourteen Regional Priority Urban Wildlife Refuges in the nation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe.
Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe
Archaeological site
Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe, also called Little Rapids or simply Inyan Ceyaka, was a summer planting village of the Wahpeton Dakota on the Minnesota River in what is now Louisville Township, Minnesota, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carver and Chaska.
Carver
Village
Carver is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Located along the Minnesota River, the population was 5,829 at the 2020 census. The city is named after early explorer Jonathan Carver. Carver is situated 3 miles north of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Chaska
Town
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Twin Cities of Minnesota constitute the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit metropolitan areas, the core of the North Coast region of the United States. Chaska is situated 4½ miles north of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Protected area
- Description: United States protected natural area near Minneapolis
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Scott, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.72155° or 44° 43′ 18″ northLongitude
-93.61169° or 93° 36′ 42″ westElevation
702 feet (214 metres)Open location code
86P8P9CQ+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 43376986GeoNames ID
5037762Wikidata ID
Q6868605
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge”
- Uzbek: “Minnesota vodiysi milliy yovvoyi tabiat qo’riqxonasi”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Baden and Merriam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Louisville Swamp Boulder and Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area.
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