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National Park of American Samoa

(Encyclopedia)National Park of American Samoa: see American Samoa; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Glacier National Park, United States

(Encyclopedia)Glacier National Park, 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. 1910. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park contains some of the most beautiful primitive wilderness in the Rocky Mts. T...

Denali National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Denali National Park and Preserve dənälˈē [key], in the Alaska Range, S central Alaska; comprising Denali National Park (4,740,912 acres/1,919,398 hectares), est. as Mt. McKinley National Park 191...

Pea Ridge National Military Park

(Encyclopedia)Pea Ridge National Military Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Prince Edward Island National Park

(Encyclopedia)Prince Edward Island National Park, 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes, cliffs, salt marshe...

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