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Sion, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Sion sīˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Same as Mt. Hermon. 2 Variant of Zion. ...Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
(Encyclopedia)Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, c.13,500 sq mi (35,000 sq km; roughly the size of Belgium), the largest multinational park in S Africa and one of the largest parks in the world, in NE South Africa, ...National Forest System
(Encyclopedia)National Forest System, federally owned reserves, c.191 million acres (77.4 million hectares), administered by the Forest Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The system is made up of 155 nationa...Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 132.4 sq mi (343 sq km), in the San Luis Valley of S Colorado; est. as a national monument 1932, designated a national park 2004. Lying in an area of high ...Mojave Trails National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the Chemehuevi people, a ...Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...War in the Pacific National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lincoln Park
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a significant decline in i...Browse by Subject
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