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Maple Heights

(Encyclopedia)Maple Heights, city (1990 pop. 27,089), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio; inc. 1932. It is chiefly a residential suburb of Cleveland, with major shopping centers and an industrial park. ...

Tlikakila Wild River

(Encyclopedia)Tlikakila Wild River: see Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. ...

Rockville Centre

(Encyclopedia)Rockville Centre, residential village (1990 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; inc. 1893. Molloy College is there. A state park is adjacent to the village. ...

Terra Nova National Park

(Encyclopedia)Terra Nova National Park, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), E Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on Bonavista Bay; est. 1957. It is a rugged, deeply indented coastal area with forests and bogs. ...

Brooklyn

(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn bro͝okˈlĭn [key], borough of New York City (2020 pop. 2,736,074), 71 sq mi (184 sq ...

Steele, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Steele, Mount, 16,624 ft (5,067 m) high, in the St. Elias Mts., SW Yukon, Canada, in Kluane National Park near the Alaska line; one of Canada's tallest peaks. ...

Kobuk Wild River

(Encyclopedia)Kobuk Wild River: see Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. ...
 

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