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Cairngorms

(Encyclopedia)Cairngorms kârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the upper Spey rivers; ...

Old Faithful

(Encyclopedia)Old Faithful, geyser: see Yellowstone National Park. ...

Rainier, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Rainier, Mount: see Mount Rainier National Park. ...

Bethune, Mary McLeod

(Encyclopedia)Bethune, Mary McLeod bəthyo͞onˈ [key], 1875–1955, American educator, b. Mayesville, S.C., grad. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, 1895. The 17th child of former slaves, she taught (1895–1903) in ...

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, S central Idaho; est. 1924. The monument (53,438 acres/21,625 hectares) lies at the north end of the much larger preserve (698,940 acres/282,851 hec...

Lassen Peak

(Encyclopedia)Lassen Peak: see under Lassen Volcanic National Park. ...

Salmon Wild River

(Encyclopedia)Salmon Wild River: see Kobuk Valley National Park. ...

Muir Glacier

(Encyclopedia)Muir Glacier: see Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. ...

Novarupta

(Encyclopedia)Novarupta, volcano, Alaska: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...

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