lander

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lander
    n 1: a town in central Wyoming
    2: a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or
       another planet

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lander \Land"er\, n.
   1. One who lands, or makes a landing. "The lander in a lonely
      isle." --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to
      receive the kibble of ore.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Lander, WY (city, FIPS 44760)
  Location: 42.83002 N, 108.72857 W
  Population (1990): 7023 (2890 housing units)
  Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Lander, WY -- U.S. city in Wyoming
   Population (2000):    6867
   Housing Units (2000): 3036
   Land area (2000):     4.419003 sq. miles (11.445165 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.419003 sq. miles (11.445165 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            44760
   Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
   Location:             42.833035 N, 108.732633 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Lander, WY
    Lander

from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Lander -- U.S. County in Nevada
   Population (2000):    5794
   Housing Units (2000): 2780
   Land area (2000):     5493.631359 sq. miles (14228.439296 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    25.840248 sq. miles (66.925931 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5519.471607 sq. miles (14295.365227 sq. km)
   Located within:       Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
   Location:             40.026808 N, 117.016325 W
   Headwords:
    Lander
    Lander, NV
    Lander County
    Lander County, NV

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