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El Morro National Monument
(Encyclopedia)El Morro National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Fort Union National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Fort Union National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Fossil Butte National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Fossil Butte National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Isle Royale National Park
(Encyclopedia)Isle Royale National Park roiˈəl [key], 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210 sq mi (544 sq km), is the largest isla...Ireland, National University of
(Encyclopedia)Ireland, National University of, founded 1908 to provide higher education for Irish Roman Catholics. It consists of three colleges: University College, Galway; University College, Cork; and University...Ironwood Forest National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Ironwood Forest National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Independence National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Independence National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Indiana Dunes National Park
(Encyclopedia)Indiana Dunes National Park, 15,177 acres (6,142 hectares), NW Indiana, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, est. 1966 as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, designated a national park 2019. The park's...Hot Springs National Park
(Encyclopedia)Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541, the springs, lon...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...Browse by Subject
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