NALT

Preferred term

Prairie Pothole region

Geographical

A wetland region encompassing the Northern Great Plains region from the upper Midwest and extending into Canada. The region has large shallow depressions that were created by retreating glaciers and has wetlands that are either temporary, seasonal, or permanent in nature.

named geographical regions

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

51900

Spanish

Región de los Prairie Potholes
región de las pozas de las praderas
región de las praderas del centro de Estados Unidos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69792

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Created 11/15/06, last modified 11/30/12