e/Driftless Area

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has gloss	eng: The Driftless Area or Paleozoic Plateau is a region in the American Midwest noted mainly for its deeply carved river valleys. While primarily in southwest Wisconsin, it includes areas of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois (see map at right). This region includes elevations ranging from 603 to 1,719 feet (184 to 524 m) and covers an area of 16,203 square miles (41,986 km²). This region's peculiar terrain is due to its having escaped glaciation in the last glacial period.
lexicalization	eng: Driftless area
instance of	(noun) the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" region, part

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media:img	Mississippi River w Lake Pepin in background at Frontenac State Park.jpg
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