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National Petroleum Reserve

(Encyclopedia)National Petroleum Reserve, area, c.23 million acres (9.32 million hectares), Alaska North Slope, situated W of Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The reserve, which is the largest r...

Custer Battlefield National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Custer Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; Little Bighorn National Battlefield under the National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Australian National University

(Encyclopedia)Australian National University, located in Canberra and state-sponsored, founded 1946 as Australia's only completely research-oriented university. Originally limited to graduate studies, it expanded i...

Newberry National Volcanic Monument

(Encyclopedia)Newberry National Volcanic Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Nicodemus National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Nicodemus National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Minidoka National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Minidoka National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Muir Woods National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Muir Woods National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Lava Beds National Monument

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

Manzanar National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Manzanar National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...