(Encyclopedia) Park Chung HeePark Chung Heepärk chŭng hē [key], 1917–79, president (1963–79) of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Starting (1940) his military career in the Japanese army, he…
(Encyclopedia) Kouchibouguac National ParkKouchibouguac National Parkk&oomacr;ˌshēbəkwăkˈ [key], 87 sq mi (225 sq km), on Kouchibouguac Bay, E N.B., Canada, near Richibucto; est. 1969. The park's…
(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…
(Encyclopedia) Haleakala National ParkHaleakala National Parkhäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant…
(Encyclopedia) Kejimkujik National ParkKejimkujik National Parkkĕjˌəmk&oomacr;ˈjĭk, kĕjˌmək&oomacr;jˈ [key], 140 sq mi (363 sq km), S central N.S., Canada, near Maitland Bridge; est. 1968.…
(Encyclopedia) Benjamin, Park, 1809–64, American journalist, b. British Guiana (now Guyana). As owner and editor of the New England Magazine, he merged it (1835) with the American Monthly Magazine of…
(Encyclopedia) Zion National Park, 146,592 acres (59,349 hectares), SW Utah. First proclaimed a national monument in 1909, it was enlarged several times and established as a national park in 1919.…
(Encyclopedia) Saguaro National Park, 91,443 acres (37,021 hectares), SE Ariz. Contained within the desert park are many examples of the saguaro cactus (Cereus giganteus), a monumentally proportioned…
(Encyclopedia) Shenandoah National Park, 198,081 acres (80,195 hectares), N Va., extending 80 mi (129 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge. Authorized in 1926, it was fully established as a national…
