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El Malpais National Monument

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

El Morro National Monument

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

Fort Union National Monument

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

Fossil Butte National Monument

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

Ireland, National University of

(Encyclopedia)Ireland, National University of, founded 1908 to provide higher education for Irish Roman Catholics. It consists of three colleges: University College, Galway; University College, Cork; and University...

Hot Springs National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541, the springs, lon...

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world—Kilauea with its fiery pit crate...

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