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Natural Bridges National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Natural Bridges National Monument, 7,636 acres (3,093 hectares), SE Utah; est. 1908. Located in an area of colored cliffs and box canyons, the monument contains three huge natural sandstone bridges: O...

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Rainbow Bridge National Monument, 160 acres (65 hectares), S Utah; est. 1910. Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural bridge in the world, is a symmetrical, pink, sandstone arch, 309 ft (94 m) high, 33 ft...

Bridges, Simon Joseph

(Encyclopedia)Bridges, Simon Joseph, 1976–, New Zealand lawyer and politician, b. Auckland. A Maori and a member of the conservative National party, Bridges was a lawyer and prosecutor before he was first elected...

Dinosaur National Monument

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

Colorado National Monument

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

Chiricahua National Monument

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

Hovenweep National Monument

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

Navajo National Monument

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

Petroglyph National Monument

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

Cabrillo National Monument

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