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Lava Beds National Monument

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

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, 582,578 sq mi (1,508,870 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the NW Hawaiian Islands, c.270 mi (435 km) NW of Oahu; est. 2006 as Northwestern Hawaiia...

Aztec Ruins National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Aztec Ruins National Monument, 318 acres (129 hectares), NW N.Mex., near Farmington; est. 1923. Ruins of a 12th-century Pueblo town contain interesting kivas, one of which has been completely restored...

Tule Lake National Monument

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

Yucca House National Monument

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

Waco Mammoth National Monument

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

Walnut Canyon National Monument

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

California Coastal National Monument

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

Bears Ears National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Bears Ears National Monument, 201,876 acres (81,696 hectares), SE Utah; est. 2016. Named for prominent twin buttes, the national monument as proclaimed by President Obama was more than six times large...

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

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