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Haleakala National Park

(Encyclopedia)Haleakala National Park häˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant since the mid-1700s. Its crate...

Haleakala Observatories

(Encyclopedia)Haleakala Observatories häˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], astronomical facilities located on the summit of Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m), in Haleakala National Park, Maui island, Hawaii. Because of...

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world—Kilauea with its fiery pit crate...

Maui

(Encyclopedia)Maui mouˈē [key], island (1990 est. pop. 82,500), 728 sq mi (1,886 sq km), second largest island in the state of Hawaii, separated from the island of Hawaii by the Alenuihaha Channel and from Moloka...

Congaree National Park

(Encyclopedia)Congaree National Park, 21,888 acres (8,862 hectares), central S.C., est. as Congaree Swamp National Monument 1976, designated a national park and renamed 2003. Located along the north bank of the mea...

Fiordland National Park

(Encyclopedia)Fiordland National Park, 4,868 sq mi (12,601 sq km), on the Tasman Sea, SW South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand's largest national park, it was established as a reserve in 1904 and designated a nati...

Gemsbok National Park

(Encyclopedia)Gemsbok National Park, Botswana: see Kalahari. ...

Forillon National Park

(Encyclopedia)Forillon National Park fôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park has a scenic coastal...

Fundy National Park

(Encyclopedia)Fundy National Park, 80 sq mi (207 sq km), S N. B., Canada, on the Bay of Fundy near St. John; est. 1947. It has a rugged terrain with a wooded interior and an irregular shoreline that is constantly b...

Kafue National Park

(Encyclopedia)Kafue National Park, c.8,650 sq mi (22,400 sq km), S central Zambia, S Africa; est. 1950. It is a haven for the animal and bird life of a diverse region that includes grasslands, forests, and marshes....