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Banff National Park

(Encyclopedia) Banff National Park, 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km), W Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts.; est. 1885. Noted for its mountain scenery and mineral springs, Canada's oldest national park is a…

Noatak National Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Noatak National Preserve, 6,569,904 acres (2,660,811 hectares), N Alaska. The preserve is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the United States that is still virtually…

Navajo National Monument

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

Voyageurs National Park

(Encyclopedia) Voyageurs National Park, 218,200 acres (88,340 hectares), N Minnesota. The park contains forested lake country noted for its sports fishing and glacial features. In the 18th cent. the…

Wupatki National Monument

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

Stonewall National Monument

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

Cabrillo National Monument

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

(Encyclopedia) Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau…

Brookhaven National Laboratory

(Encyclopedia) Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientific research center, at Upton (town of Brookhaven), Long Island, N.Y. It was founded in 1947 by Associated Universities, a management corporation…

Buffalo National River

(Encyclopedia) Buffalo National River, Ark.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).