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Riding Mountain National Park

(Encyclopedia)Riding Mountain National Park, 1,148 sq mi (2,973 sq km), SW Man., Canada, W of Lake Manitoba; est. 1929. A wooded region with small glacial lakes, on the highest part of the Manitoba escarpment, it i...

Rutland, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Rutland, city (1990 pop. 18,230), seat of Rutland co., W Vt., at the junction of Otter and East creeks; settled c.1770, inc. as a city 1892. It is a trade and tourist center with many small industries...

Kobuk Wild River

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

Alatna Wild River

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

John Wild River

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

Tinayguk Wild River

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

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. ...

National Park of American Samoa

(Encyclopedia)National Park of American Samoa: see American Samoa; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...
 

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