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The Great Lakes and surrounding area is a natural resource of great importance in North America. The region also serves as the focal point of the industrial and agricultural base of the Midwest's heartland by providing a strong marine transportation system.
4 minutes mean 1 degree of longitude
There is 150 minute difference
17 degree 30 minutes west is longitude
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