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Pipe Spring National Monument

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

Sitka National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Sitka National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Shiloh National Military Park

(Encyclopedia)Shiloh National Military Park: see Shiloh, battle of; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Steamtown National Historic Site

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

Prince Albert National Park

(Encyclopedia)Prince Albert National Park, 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km), central Sask., Canada, NW of Prince Albert, in a forested area; est. 1927. The numerous streams and lakes afford excellent fishing and canoeing....

Richmond National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia)Richmond National Battlefield Park: see Richmond, Va.; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Riding Mountain National Park

(Encyclopedia)Riding Mountain National Park, 1,148 sq mi (2,973 sq km), SW Man., Canada, W of Lake Manitoba; est. 1929. A wooded region with small glacial lakes, on the highest part of the Manitoba escarpment, it i...

Öraefajökull

(Encyclopedia)Öraefajökull öˈrīväyöˌkütəl [key], mountain, Vatnajökull National Park, SE Iceland, rising from the Vatnajökull glacier. Öraefajökull is an ice-covered, three-peaked volcano. The largest...

Klamath, mountain range, United States

(Encyclopedia)Klamath, mountain range, part of Pacific Coast Ranges extending c.240 mi (368 km) from SW Oregon to NW California. The Klamath Mts. are part of numerous national forest and wildlife preserves and cont...

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