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Virgin Islands National Park

(Encyclopedia)Virgin Islands National Park, 14,689 acres (5,949 hectares), St. John, Virgin Islands; est. 1956. The park, with beaches, coves, and headlands, is rich in tropical-plant, animal, and marine life. Bord...

Carrizo Plain National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Carrizo Plain National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Castle Clinton National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Castle Clinton National Monument: see Battery, the. ...

Castle Mountains National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Castle Mountains National Monument, 20,920 acres (8,466 hectares), SE California. Surrounded on three sides by the Mojave National Preserve (see Mojave Desert), the monument contains Native American a...

Cedar Breaks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Cedar Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Cape Krusenstern National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Cape Krusenstern National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Cape Lookout National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Cape Lookout National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Capitol Reef National Park

(Encyclopedia)Capitol Reef National Park: 241,904 acres (97,971 hectares), S Utah. The park features a dome-shaped white rock, said to resemble the U.S. Capitol, and a maze of deep canyons, arches, and monoliths cu...

Capulin Volcano National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Capulin Volcano National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...