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Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park
(Encyclopedia)Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, 327,647 acres (132,566 hectares), SW Northern Territory, central Australia. This Anangu-owned park, leased to the Australian government by the aboriginal people, cont...Katmai National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Katmai National Park and Preserve kătˈmī [key], at the northern end of the Alaska Peninsula on Shelikof Strait, S Alaska, comprising Katmai National Park (3,674,530 acres/1,487,664 hectares) and an...Cape Breton Highlands National Park
(Encyclopedia)Cape Breton Highlands National Park brĕtˈən [key], 367 sq mi (951 sq km), N Cape Breton Island, N. S., Canada; est. 1936. It covers a large tableland and includes sections of the rugged Atlantic co...Bryce Canyon National Park
(Encyclopedia)Bryce Canyon National Park, 35,835 acres (14,513 hectares), SW Utah; est. 1924. The Pink Cliffs of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, c.2,000 ft (610 m) high, were formed by water, frost, and wind action on alt...Wood Buffalo National Park
(Encyclopedia)Wood Buffalo National Park, 17,577 sq mi (45,525 sq km), in NE Alta., Canada, extending into the Northwest Territories; est. 1922 to protect the only remaining herd of wood bison. It lies between Lake...Nez Percé National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Nez Percé National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Minute Man National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Minute Man National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Manhattan Project National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Manhattan Project National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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