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(Encyclopedia) CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks…Kruger National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kruger National Park, game reserve, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), Limpopo and Mpumalanga, NE South Africa. One of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries, it has almost every species…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…Kobuk Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kobuk Valley National ParkKobuk Valley National Parkkōb&oobreve;kˈ [key], 1,750,737 acres (709,048 hectares), NW Alaska. Located in rugged terrain N of the Arctic Circle, the park…Auyuittuq National Park
(Encyclopedia) Auyuittuq National ParkAuyuittuq National Parkouy&oomacr;ˈətək, –ətŭkˌ [key], c.8,290 sq mi (21,470 sq km), E Baffin Island near Pangnirtung, Nunavut Territory, Canada; est. 1972.…Pukaskwa National Park
(Encyclopedia) Pukaskwa National ParkPukaskwa National Parkpŭkˈăskwə [key], c.725 sq mi (1,890 sq km), central Ont., Canada, near Marathon; est. 1971. Stretching for c.50 mi (80 km) along the north…Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, at the convergence of the Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mts., SW Alaska. The park (8,323,618 acres/3,369,856 hectares) contains Mt.…Haleakala National Park
(Encyclopedia) Haleakala National ParkHaleakala National Parkhäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant…Saguaro National Park
(Encyclopedia) Saguaro National Park, 91,443 acres (37,021 hectares), SE Ariz. Contained within the desert park are many examples of the saguaro cactus (Cereus giganteus), a monumentally proportioned…Denali National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Denali National Park and PreserveDenali National Park and Preservedənälˈē [key], in the Alaska Range, S central Alaska; comprising Denali National Park (4,740,912 acres/1,919,398…Trending
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