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Smoky

(Encyclopedia) Smoky, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It…

Ten Most Visited National Parks

The following table lists the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2011. A perennial favorite, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park was…

Appalachian Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountainsăpəlāˈchən, –chēən, –lăchˈ– [key], mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé…

Clingmans Dome

(Encyclopedia) Clingmans Dome, mountain, Tenn.: see Great Smoky Mountains.

Blue Ridge

(Encyclopedia) Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest…

Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2011

The following table lists the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2011. A perennial favorite, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park was…

Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2012

The following table lists the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2012. A perennial favorite, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park was…

Kluane National Park

(Encyclopedia) Kluane National ParkKluane National Parkkl&oomacr;ānˈ [key], c.8,500 sq mi (22,000 sq km), SW Yukon, Canada, between Kluane Lake and the British Columbia and Alaska borders; est.…

Knoxville

(Encyclopedia) Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and…