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Fiordland National Park
(Encyclopedia) Fiordland National Park, 4,868 sq mi (12,601 sq km), on the Tasman Sea, SW South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand's largest national park, it was established as a reserve in 1904 and…Yoho National Park
(Encyclopedia) Yoho National ParkYoho National Parkyōˈhō [key], 507 sq mi (1,313 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mts. at the Alta. border; est. 1886. It lies W of the Continental…Tennessee
Tennessee State Information Capital: Nashville Official Name: State of Tennessee Organized as a territory/republic: May 26, 1790 Entered Union (rank): June 1, 1796 (16th) Present…Great Basin
(Encyclopedia) Great Basin, semiarid, N section of the Basin and Range province, the intermontane plateau region of W United States and N Mexico. Lying mostly in Nevada and extending into California…World Heritage Sites in the United States
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified 878 World Heritage sites that it considers of “outstanding universal value.“ In the United States…Parton, Dolly
(Encyclopedia) Parton, Dolly, 1946–, country singer, songwriter, and actress, b. Sevier County, Tenn. Among the most popular country singers of the 1970s and 80s, Parton is known for her Nashville-…National Battlefield Parks
Name and location Total acreageKennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 2,884.14Manassas (Va.) 5,067.92Richmond (Va.) 2,151.94National BattlefieldsThe National Park SystemNational Battlefield SiteNational Military Parks
Name and location Total acreageChickamauga and Chattanooga (Ga.-Tenn.) 8,266.34Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania (Va.) 8,361.92Gettysburg (Pa.) 5,990.31Guilford Courthouse (N.C.) 228.…Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, SE Alaska, near Juneau. The park (3,224,840 acres/1,305,603 hectares) and the preserve (58,406 acres/23,646 hectares) were established in 1925…U.S. National Parks
Visit an American treasure by Elissa Haney The National Park Service maintains hundreds of outdoor parks... . . . as well as historic areas in places as far-flung as Hawaii–where tourists can…Trending
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