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:''For the former USAF Bomber base in North Queensland and the National Park, See Iron Range, Australia'' The Iron Range is an informal and unofficially designated region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. It is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore. The far eastern area, containing the Duluth Complex along the shore of Lake Superior, and the far northern area, along the Canadian border, of the region are not associated with iron ore mining. Due to its shape, the area is collectively referred to as the Arrowhead region of the state. The area consists of seven counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and Saint Louis. ==The Iron Range and its economy== From a geological perspective, the Iron Range in Minnesota includes these four major iron deposits:〔(''2 Billion Years Ago: Iron Range Beginnings,'' Minnesota Historical Society )〕 * Mesabi Range, the largest iron range, largely within Itasca and Saint Louis counties; * Vermilion Range, northeast of the Mesabi, in Saint Louis and Lake counties; * Gunflint Range is in the extreme northern portion of Cook County and extends into Canada; and * Cuyuna Range, southwest of the Mesabi, largely within Crow Wing County. The large size of the Mesabi Range leads many Minnesotans to equate it directly with the Iron Range, in exclusion of the other, smaller ranges. The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB), sometimes known simply as "the I-triple-R-B" or Iron Range Resources,〔(Iron Range Resources )〕 is an economic development agency funded partly by taxes levied by the state on taconite-producing companies and charged with creating jobs. 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「Iron Range」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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