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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia) Cuyahoga Valley National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Parkkīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a…Big Bend National Park
(Encyclopedia) Big Bend National Park, 801,163 acres (324,471 hectares), W Tex.; authorized 1935, est. 1944. It is a triangle formed where the Rio Grande runs southeast then northeast in a big bend…Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, N Alaska. Located N of the Arctic Circle, the park (7,523,898 acres/3,046,113 hectares) and adjacent preserve (948,629 acres/384,060…Liberal Democrats, British political party
(Encyclopedia) Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal…Omaha, Nebr.
Mayor: Jean Stothert (to June 2017)2010 census population (rank): 408,958 (42); Male: 201,063 (49.2%); Female: 207,895 (50.8%); White: 298,815 (73.1%); Black: 55,950 (13.7%); American Indian…Olmsted, Frederick Law
(Encyclopedia) Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822–1903, American landscape architect and writer, b. Hartford, Conn. Although his Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England had appeared in 1852,…Yellowstone National Park
(Encyclopedia) Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau…Serengeti National Park
(Encyclopedia) Serengeti National Park, c.5,700 sq mi (14,800 sq km), NE Tanzania, est. 1941. The internationally famous park attracts large numbers of tourists to see the world's largest…Kootenay National Park
(Encyclopedia) Kootenay National Park, 543 sq mi (1,406 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada; est. 1920. In the Rocky Mts. near Kootenay Lake, it contains high peaks, glaciers, deep canyons, and hot…Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 132.4 sq mi (343 sq km), in the San Luis Valley of S Colorado; est. as a national monument 1932, designated a national park 2004. Lying in…Trending
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