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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). ...

Mojave Desert

(Encyclopedia)Mojave or Mohave Desert, c.15,000 sq mi (38,850 sq km), region of low, barren mountains and flat valleys, 2,000 to 5,000 ft (610–1,524 m) high, S Calif.; part of the Great Basin of the United States...

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). ...

Assateague Island National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Assateague Island National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...