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Balta is a city in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2010 census. Balta was founded in 1912, and is known for its duck hunting. Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, in or near Balta, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ==Geography== Balta is located at (48.167154, -100.036770). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt )〕 According to the U.S Geological Survey (which warns that "there is no generally accepted definition of a geographic center"), the center of the continent of North America is 6 miles west of Balta, at a latitude of 48°10' and a longitude of 100°10'.〔http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Geographic%20Centers U.S. Geological Survey, Elevations and Distances in the United States. Accessed 2008-07-30.〕 As Balta is so small, nearby Rugby calls itself the center of the continent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balta, North Dakota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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