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(Encyclopedia)dune, mound or ridge of wind-blown sand formed in arid regions and along coasts. Dunes are common in most of the great deserts of the world. Often a dune begins to form because material is deposited b...Mojave National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Little River Canyon National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Little River Canyon National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Big Cypress National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Big Cypress National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Big Thicket National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Big Thicket National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Kings Canyon National Park
(Encyclopedia)Kings Canyon National Park, 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierra and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. Genera...Wirral
(Encyclopedia)Wirral, metropolitan borough (1991 est. pop. 322,100), NW England, on the peninsula between the Mersey and Dee estuaries, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Sometimes referred to as “the d...national parks and monuments
(Encyclopedia) CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks and monuments und...Browse by Subject
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