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Dry Tortugas National Park
(Encyclopedia)Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas. ...Crater Lake National Park
(Encyclopedia)Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the top of a prehistor...Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia)Cuyahoga Valley National Park kīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a national recreation area 1974, designa...Colonial National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed 1936. The park e...Channel Islands National Park
(Encyclopedia)Channel Islands National Park: see Channel Islands, California; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Elk Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Elk Island National Park, 75 sq mi (194 sq km), central Alta., Canada, near Edmonton; est. 1913. It occupies a wooded rolling region in the midst of level farmland. The park is Canada's major fenced p...Shiloh National Military Park
(Encyclopedia)Shiloh National Military Park: see Shiloh, battle of; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Pecos National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Pecos National Historical Park, 6,671 acres (2,702 hectares), N New Mexico; est. as a national monument 1965, designated a national historical park 1990. The park contains the remains of the Pecos pue...Baffin Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Baffin Island National Park: see Auyuittuq National Park. ...Prince Albert National Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent fishing and canoeing....Browse by Subject
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