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Wupatki National Monument

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

Canaveral National Seashore

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

Royal National Theatre

(Encyclopedia)Royal National Theatre a government-funded repertory company based in London. Although the idea for such a company originated in the 19th cent., the National Theatre was not finally established until ...

Auyuittuq National Park

(Encyclopedia)Auyuittuq National Park ouyo͞oˈətək, –ətŭkˌ [key], c.8,290 sq mi (21,470 sq km), E Baffin Island near Pangnirtung, Nunavut Territory, Canada; est. 1972. Located on the Cumberland Peninsula, i...

court system in the United States

(Encyclopedia)court system in the United States, judicial branches of the federal and state governments charged with the application and interpretation of the law. The U.S. court system is divided into two administ...

Tupelo National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Tupelo National Battlefield: see Tupelo, Miss.; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Pullman National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Pullman National Monument: see Pullman (1;) National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Yoho National Park

(Encyclopedia)Yoho National Park yōˈhō [key], 507 sq mi (1,313 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mts. at the Alta. border; est. 1886. It lies W of the Continental Divide, adjoining Banff and Koot...

National Security Council

(Encyclopedia)National Security Council (NSC), federal executive council responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the defense policies of the United States and also exercising direction over the Centr...

Fiordland National Park

(Encyclopedia)Fiordland National Park, 4,868 sq mi (12,601 sq km), on the Tasman Sea, SW South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand's largest national park, it was established as a reserve in 1904 and designated a nati...