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Idaho - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta |
 | | In shape, Idaho consists of a broad rectangular area in the south, based on the line of latitude 42° north, and a long narrow strip in the north that is known as the Panhandle. |
 | | Temperatures of extreme cold rarely occur in Idaho because the high mountains along the eastern border protect the state from the icy blasts of Arctic air that frequently bring bitterly cold weather to the lands east of the Rockies. |
 | | Among the smaller mammals in the state are the beaver, coyote, red fox, wolverine, muskrat, otter, weasel, badger, snowshoe rabbit, jackrabbit, gopher, mink, marmot, raccoon, marten, fisher, and chipmunk. |
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