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National Ballet of Cuba

(Encyclopedia)National Ballet of Cuba: see Alonso, Alicia. ...

United States National Museum

(Encyclopedia)United States National Museum: see Smithsonian Institution. ...

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Appalachian National Scenic Trail: see Appalachian Trail. ...

Castle Clinton National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Castle Clinton National Monument: see Battery, the. ...

Shero, Fred

(Encyclopedia)Shero, Fred (Frederick Alexander Shero), 1925–1990, Canadian hockey player and coach. He was a defenseman for the New York Rangers (1947–50), then played (1950–58) and coached (1958–70) in the...

Dry Tortugas National Park

(Encyclopedia)Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas. ...

Kalahari Gemsbok National Park

(Encyclopedia)Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa: see Kalahari. ...

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve ănēăkˈchăk [key], on the Alaska Peninsula, SW Alaska. Located in the Aleutian Range, the monument (137,176 acres/55,556 hectares) and surrounding preserve...

Terra Nova National Park

(Encyclopedia)Terra Nova National Park, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), E Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on Bonavista Bay; est. 1957. It is a rugged, deeply indented coastal area with forests and bogs. ...

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, 2,526,512 acres (1,022,879 hectares), E central Alaska. The preserve, which protects the two river basins, near the Canadian border, contains paleontological an...