South+Dakota+Facts%7CSouth+Dakota+is+a+state+found+in+the+Midwestern+part+of+the+United+States.+It+is+a+popular+destination+for+tourists+and+vacationers%2C+especially+during+the+winter+and+summer+season.+In+the+winter%2C+popular+activities+include%2C+skiing%2C+sledding%2C+snowshoeing+and+snow+tubing+among+others.+During+the+summer%2C+favorite+activities+include+hiking%2C+gliding+and+various+water+sports.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EGeography+of+South+Dakota+%3Cbr%3ESouth+Dakota+is+located+in+the+North+central+part+of+the+United+States+and+is+considered+as+a+part+of+the+Midwest.+The+great+plain+covers+most+of+the+regions+of+the+state.+South+Dakota+is+also+considered+as+part+of+the+West.+A+river+called+the+Missouri+River+stretches+through+the+central+part+of+the+region.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3ESouth+Dakota+has+a+land+area+totaling+up+to+77%2C116+square+miles%2C+making+it+the+seventeenth+largest+state+in+the+union.+The+longest+and+largest+river+in+the+state+is+the+Missouri+River.+Other+South+Dakota+rivers+include+the+James%2C+White%2C+Cheyenne+and+the+Big+Sioux.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EIt+also+have+numerous+natural+lakes+mostly+found+in+the+state%27s+eastern+portion.+The+dams+along+the+Missouri+River+are+results+of+four+gigantic+reservoirs.+These+reservoirs+include+Lake+Sharpe%2C+Lewis+Lake%2C+Clark+Lake+and+Lake+Oahe.+However%2C+it+is+also+noted+that+the+Francis+Case+also+contributes+to+this.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClimate+%3Cbr%3EThe+Climate+of+South+Dakota+is+described+as+continental.+It+has+four+distinct+seasons+that+would+range+from+hot+summers+to+very+cold+winters.+During+the+summer+season%2C+the+average+temperature+of+the+state+is+nearly+ninety+degrees+Fahrenheit.+In+South+Dakota%2C+it+is+not+that+unusual+to+have+severe+hot+and+dry+spells%2C+especially+during+the+summer+when+temperatures+rise+above+one+hundred+degrees+Fahrenheit.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EIt+also+has+an+average+annual+precipitation+ranging+from+semi+arid+to+the+north+western+part+of+the+state%2C+which+is+around+fifteen+inches+or+equivalent+to+three+hundred+eighty+one+millimeters.+It+is+common+to+have+semi+humid+conditions+in+some+parts+of+the+southeast+region+of+the+state.+That+is+around+25+inches+or+635+millimeters.+There+is+a+tiny+area+centered+along+the+Black+Hills+and+this+has+the+highest+recorded+precipitation%2C+going+up+to+nearly+30+inches+or+762+millimeters+every+year.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAttractions+%3Cbr%3ESouth+Dakota+is+also+home+to+several+National+Parks+and+Monuments.+Their+National+Park+Service+are+responsible+for+protecting+these+attractions+for+the+sake+of+tourism+and+for+future+generations.+It+has+two+established+National+Parks%2C+both+of+which+are+situated+in+the+state%27s+south+western+regions.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EThe+%22Badlands+National+Park%22+was+established+in+1978+and+features+a+brightly+colored%2C+highly+eroded+landscape+surrounded+by+grasslands.+Another+attraction+is+the+Wind+Cave.+It+is+also+a+National+Park.+It+was+established+in+the+year+1903%2C+also+along+the+Black+Hills.+It+contains+a+very+extensive+network+as+well+as+large+herds+of+bison.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EIt+is+in+the+year+1925+when+the+famous+%22Mount+Rushmore+National+Memorial+Park%22+was+established.+Here%2C+you+can+find+the+four+US+presidents+carved+along+the+mountain%2C+serving+as+an+attraction+and+a+commemorative+landscape+for+these+Presidents.+The+carved+heads+of+these+US+presidents+became+very+popular.+In+fact%2C+commercial+advertisements+and+several+movies+also+featured+these+carvings.%3Cbr%2F%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EMount+Rushmore+National+Memorial+Park+is+now+a+trademark+of+South+Dakota.+Until+now+it+is+well+preserved+and+is+taken+cared+of+the+by+the+authorities.
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