Glacial Lakes State Park
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Glacial Lakes State Park is a state park
of Minnesota
, USA, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Starbuck
. It was founded in 1963 to preserve some of the remaining rolling prairie
which previously covered much of the state. Located in the Leaf Mountains, the park and the area around it contains many glacial landforms
created by the Wisconsonian glaciation.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Starbuck
Starbuck, Minnesota
Starbuck is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Minnesota State Highways 28, 29, and 114 are three of the main routes in the city.-History:...
. It was founded in 1963 to preserve some of the remaining rolling prairie
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
which previously covered much of the state. Located in the Leaf Mountains, the park and the area around it contains many glacial landforms
Glacial landforms
Glacial landforms are those created by the action of glaciers. Most of today's glacial landforms were created by the movement of large ice sheets during the Quaternary glaciations...
created by the Wisconsonian glaciation.