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

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Counties (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

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Lander

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Lander \Land"er\, n.

1. One who lands, or makes a landing. ``The lander in a lonely isle.'' --Tennyson.

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)