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Baffin Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Baffin Island National Park: see Auyuittuq National Park. ...Sitka National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Sitka National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Shiloh National Military Park
(Encyclopedia)Shiloh National Military Park: see Shiloh, battle of; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Prince Albert National Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent fishing and canoeing....Richmond National Battlefield Park
(Encyclopedia)Richmond National Battlefield Park: see Richmond, Va.; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Riding Mountain National Park
(Encyclopedia)Riding Mountain National Park, 1,148 sq mi (2,973 sq km), SW Man., Canada, W of Lake Manitoba; est. 1929. A wooded region with small glacial lakes, on the highest part of the Manitoba escarpment, it i...Gunnison
(Encyclopedia)Gunnison, river, 180 mi (290 km) long, rising in W central Colo. and flowing SW, W, and NW to the Colorado River at Grand Junction. It flows through magnificent canyons, notably the Black Canyon of th...Palm Springs
(Encyclopedia)Palm Springs, city (1990 pop. 40,181), Riverside co., S Calif.; founded 1876, inc. 1938. It is a verdant desert oasis and a resort with classic mid-20th cent. architecture (known as Mid-Century Modern...Kings, river, United States
(Encyclopedia)Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow through the great ...Piscataway Park
(Encyclopedia)Piscataway Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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