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Kings, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow…Long Range
(Encyclopedia) Long Range, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km) along the west coast of Newfoundland island, Canada; rises to 2,672 ft (814 m) in the Lewis Hills. It forms the Great Northern…Utah Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Utah is a diverse U.S. state located in the western part of the country, bordered by Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wyoming. The state is a magnificent place to visit, with…Kejimkujik National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kejimkujik National ParkKejimkujik National Parkkĕjˌəmk&oomacr;ˈjĭk, kĕjˌmək&oomacr;jˈ [key], 140 sq mi (363 sq km), S central N.S., Canada, near Maitland Bridge; est. 1968.…Castle Mountains National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Castle Mountains National Monument, 20,920 acres (8,466 hectares), SE California. Surrounded on three sides by the Mojave National Preserve (see Mojave Desert), the monument contains…Indiana Dunes National Park
(Encyclopedia) Indiana Dunes National Park, 15,177 acres (6,142 hectares), NW Indiana, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, est. 1966 as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, designated a national park…Zion National Park
(Encyclopedia) Zion National Park, 146,592 acres (59,349 hectares), SW Utah. First proclaimed a national monument in 1909, it was enlarged several times and established as a national park in 1919.…Arbuckle Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Arbuckle MountainsArbuckle Mountainsärˈbŭkəl [key], range of low, rolling hills, rising c.700 ft (210 m) above the prairie, S Okla.; remnant of mountains formed in the Precambrian.…Lake District
(Encyclopedia) Lake District, region of mountains and lakes, c.30 mi (50 km) in diameter, Cumbria, NW England. It includes the Cumbrian Mts. and part of the Furness peninsula. The district comprises…Novaya Zemlya
(Encyclopedia) Novaya ZemlyaNovaya Zemlyanôˌvīə zĭmlyäˈ [key] [Rus.,=New Land], archipelago, c.35,000 sq mi (90,650 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean between the Barents and Kara seas, NW Russia. It…Trending
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