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Gulf Islands National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Gulf Islands National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Government National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia)Government National Mortgage Association: see under Federal National Mortgage Association. ...

Glacier National Park, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Glacier National Park, 521 sq mi (1,349 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts.; est. 1886. It contains extensive glaciated areas including Illecilliwaet Glacier. Snowcapped peaks, wi...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

(Encyclopedia)Guadalupe Mountains National Park gwäˈdəlo͞op [key], 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains parts of the world's largest and most significant Permi...

Grand Teton National Park

(Encyclopedia)Grand Teton National Park tētŏnˈ, tēˈtŏn [key], 309,993 acres (125,503 hectares), NW Wyo.; est. 1929. The park, which includes Jackson Lake and part of Jackson Hole, embraces the most scenic por...

General Grant National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)General Grant National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Fort Clatsop National Memorial, now part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. See National Parks and Monuments (table) ...

Gateway Arch National Park

(Encyclopedia)Gateway Arch National Park, 90.9 acres (36.8 hectares), St. Louis, Mo., est. 1935 as Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, designated a national park and renamed 2018. Located on the Mississippi, the...

Gateway National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia)Gateway National Recreation Area, N.Y.-N.J.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Florida National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Florida National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...