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Mount Rainier National Park
(Encyclopedia)Mount Rainier National Park rānērˈ, rə– [key], 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt. Rainier, a volcanic peak 14,410 ft (4,392 ...Cairngorms
(Encyclopedia)Cairngorms kârngôrmzˈ, kârnˈgôrmz [key], group of mountains forming part of the Grampian Mts, in Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire, central Scotland, between the Dee and the upper Spey rivers; ...Badlands National Park
(Encyclopedia)Badlands National Park: see under badlands. ...Gemsbok National Park
(Encyclopedia)Gemsbok National Park, Botswana: see Kalahari. ...Rainier, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Rainier, Mount: see Mount Rainier National Park. ...Old Faithful
(Encyclopedia)Old Faithful, geyser: see Yellowstone National Park. ...Bridger, Fort
(Encyclopedia)Bridger, Fort: see Fort Bridger State Park. ...San Jose, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)San Jose sănəzāˈ, săn hōzāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. Along with San Francisco and Oakland the city comprises the fou...Lassen Peak
(Encyclopedia)Lassen Peak: see under Lassen Volcanic National Park. ...Dry Tortugas National Park
(Encyclopedia)Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas. ...Browse by Subject
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