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Salton Sea
(Encyclopedia) Salton SeaSalton Seasôlˈtən [key], saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. The area was anciently the…La Maurice National Park
(Encyclopedia) La Maurice National ParkLa Maurice National Parklä môrēsˈ [key], 210 sq mi (544 sq km), S Que., Canada, near Trois-Rivières; est. 1970. It is in a heavily wooded part of the Laurentian…National Reserves
Name and location Total acreageCity of Rocks (Idaho) 14,107.19Ebey's Landing (Nat'l Historical Reserve) (Wash.) 19,323.99New Jersey Pinelands (N.J.)1,100,000National PreservesThe National…Chattanooga
(Encyclopedia) Chattanooga Chattanooga chătˌən&oomacr;ˈgə [key], city (2020 pop. 181,099), seat of Hamilton co., E…Boston Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Boston Mountains, most rugged part of the Ozarks, NW Ark. and E Okla., rising to 2,700 ft (823 m). Isolated because of its geographical makeup, the region developed its own lifestyle;…National Lakeshores
Name and location Total acreageApostle Islands (Wis.) 69,371.89Indiana Dunes (Ind.) 15,044.47Pictured Rocks (Mich.) 73,235.53Sleeping Bear Dunes (Mich.) 71,194.71ParkwaysThe National Park…Nullarbor Plain
(Encyclopedia) Nullarbor Plain [Lat.,=no trees], vast, barren limestone plateau, c.100,000 sq mi (260,000 sq km), S Australia, extending from the Great Victoria Desert (N) to the Great Australian…Muir, John
(Encyclopedia) Muir, John, 1838–1914, American naturalist, b. Dunbar, Scotland, studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin. He came to the United States in 1849 and settled in California in 1868. In…Natchez Trace
(Encyclopedia) Natchez Trace, road, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn., of great commercial and military importance from the 1780s to the 1830s. It grew from a series of Native American trails…Trending
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