高等教育：成立于1862年的南达科他大学（University of South Dakota）是该州最早建立的高等学府，也是唯一一所文科大学。南达科他大学位于弗米利恩（Vermillion），开设130多种本科学位的课程和60多种研究生学位的课程，并设有南达科他州唯一的医学院和法学院。南达科他州立大学（South Dakota State University）成立于1881年，是该州的另外一所公立大学，也是南达科他州规模最大的大学，目前共有12,725名本科学生。该校位于布鲁金斯（Brookings），设有175个学科，最著名的学科是药学、工程学、护理学和农学。

主要产业：服务业、农业、制造业和开采业是南达科他州经济的重要产业。该州主要的服务业包括金融、医疗、保险和房地产。主要农业产品有畜牛、玉米、大豆、小麦和畜猪。南达科他州制造业以计算机、计算机附属产品、食品加工和机械制造为主。开采业的主要产品有花岗岩、粘土、大理石和碎石产品。

南达科他州名人：达科他州提顿族印第安人（Teton Dakota Indian）首领坐牛（Sitting Bull）；前全国广播公司新闻网《晚间新闻》（NBC Nightly News）主播汤姆·布洛考（Tom Brokaw）；前波士顿红袜队（Boston Red Sox）经理特里·弗兰克纳（Terry Francona）；电视剧《广告狂人》（Mad Men）女演员詹纽瑞·琼斯（January Jones）；前美国副总统休伯特·汉弗莱（Hubert Humphrey）；《今日美国报》（USA Today）创始人艾伦·纽哈斯（Al Neuharth）都出生在拉什莫尔山之州(Mount Rushmore State)。

大众文化：以南达科他州为背景拍摄的最著名的影片可能非《与狼共舞》（Dances with Wolves）莫属。这部影片于1990年出品，由凯文•科斯特纳（Kevin Costner）主演，记录了一位联邦军（Union Army）中尉与拉科塔（Lakota）部族的印第安人交往的故事，整部影片全部在南达科他州取景拍摄。1959年阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克（Alfred Hitchcock）执导，加里·格兰特（Cary Grant）主演的谍战惊悚片《西北偏北》（North by Northwest）以及2007年尼古拉斯·凯奇（Nicholas Cage）主演的悬疑冒险片《国家宝藏：夺宝秘笈》（National Treasure: Book of Secrets）均以拉什莫尔山国家纪念园为背景。

特色美食：南达科他州的经典点心是库肯蛋糕（kuchen）。库肯在德语中是“蛋糕”的意思，品种有奶油冻馅夹心脆皮蛋糕、肉桂糖屑咖啡蛋糕等各式甜点。正宗的南达科他州的库肯蛋糕一定要有苹果馅。

国际联系：苏族瀑布市（Sioux Falls）与德国的波茨坦（Potsdam，Germany）、北爱尔兰的斯特拉班（Strabane，Northern Ireland）和俄罗斯的苏尔古特（Surgut，Russia）结为友好城市。

趣闻轶事：

- 南达科他州宝石洞穴（Jewel Cave）是全世界第二个最长的洞穴，已勘绘和测量的通道达250多公里。

- 热泉猛犸象遗址（Mammoth Site of Hot Springs）是美国唯一在发掘原址展出猛犸象化石的场所。

- 位于莱德（Lead）的霍姆斯特克金矿山（Homestead Mine）曾是北美最大的金矿，已于2002年关闭。

探险活动：与西尔万岩登山学校和向导服务（Sylvan Rocks Climbing School and Guide Service）联系，向新的高峰进发。这所登山学校经美国登山向导协会（American Mountain Guides Association）认证为游客提供攀岩服务，活动包括魔鬼塔（Devils Tower）三日登顶、卡斯特州立公园（Custer State Park）六小时攀岩等。其他登山地点包括以粉色石英岩著名的帕利瑟得州立公园（Palisades State Park）和拉什莫尔山国家纪念园。

South Dakota at a Glance

Great Faces, Great Places

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South Dakota bills itself as “Great Faces, Great Places.” And with four presidential visages carved into granite and rugged landscapes such as the Badlands, it’s easy to see why. Come experience the land where bison roam free and kuchen is always served.

Find out more about South Dakota at DiscoverAmerica.com.

Capital: Pierre

Population: More than 820,000 people live in South Dakota.

Geography: A part of the U.S. Great Plains, South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota to the east, Iowa to the southeast, Nebraska to the south, Wyoming to the west, and Montana to the northwest.

Higher Education: Founded in 1862, the University of South Dakota (USD) is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. Located in Vermillion, USD is also the state’s only liberal arts university. It offers more than 130 undergraduate degree programs and more than 60 graduate degree programs, and boasts the only medical and law schools in South Dakota. Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University (SDSU) is another public option. With an undergraduate population of more than 12,725 students, SDSU is the state’s largest university. Located in Brookings, SDSU offers programs in 175 fields of study, but is best known for pharmacy, engineering, nursing and agriculture.

Major Industries: The service, agriculture, manufacturing and mining industries are all important components of South Dakota’s economy. The state’s major service industries include finance, health care, insurance and real estate. Its main agricultural products include cattle, corn, soybeans, wheat and hogs. Computers, computer products, food processing and machinery lead South Dakota’s manufacturing sector, while granite, clay, limestone and crushed stone products lead its mining sector.

Famous South Dakotans: Teton Dakota Indian chief Sitting Bull; former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw; former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona; Mad Men actress January Jones; former U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey; and USA Today founder Al Neuharth were all born in the Mount Rushmore State.

Pop Culture: Perhaps the most famous of all movies set in South Dakota is the 1990 epic Western Dances with Wolves, starring Kevin Costner. The film follows a Union Army lieutenant and his interactions with the Lakota Indians and was filmed entirely in South Dakota. The 1959 spy thriller North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and the 2007 mystery adventure National Treasure: Book of Secrets, starring Nicholas Cage, both used the national monument Mount Rushmore as a backdrop.

Culinary Specialties: The official state dessert of South Dakota is kuchen. Kuchen is German for “cake” and describes a range of sweet treats from a cakey crust with a sweet custard filling to a coffee cake with pockets of cinnamon and sugar. For an authentic South Dakota kuchen, try one stuffed with apples.

International Connection: Sioux Falls is sister cities with Potsdam, Germany, Strabane, Northern Ireland, and Surgut, Russia.

Fun Facts:

• With more than 250 kilometers of mapped and surveyed passages, South Dakota’s Jewel Cave is the second longest cave in the world.

• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs is the only place in the United States to see mammoth fossils on display exactly as they were found.

• Before closing in 2002, Homestead Mine in Lead was the largest gold mine in North America.

Adventure Idea: Reach new heights with Sylvan Rocks Climbing School and Guide Service. Accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association, the school offers rock climbing experiences ranging from a three-day summit of Devils Tower to a six-hour climb at Custer State Park. Other locations include Palisades State Park, famous for its pink quartzite, and national monument Mount Rushmore.

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