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Theodore Roosevelt National Park

(Encyclopedia)Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the Elkhorn Ranch Unit,...

Manassas National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia)Manassas National Battlefield Park: see Bull Run; national parks and monuments (table). ...

Albano, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Albano, Lake älbäˈnō [key], crater lake, 2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), central Italy, in the Alban Hills SE of Rome. It is c.6 mi (9.7 km) in circumference and c.560 ft (170 m) deep. An underground tunnel ...

Nemi, Lake

(Encyclopedia)Nemi, Lake nāˈmē [key], Latin Nemorensis lacus, small, picturesque crater lake, c.1 mi (1.6 km) long, in the Alban Hills, central Italy, SE of Rome. The sacred wood and the ruins of the celebrated ...

Adams National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Adams National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Sitka National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Sitka National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Saratoga National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Saratoga National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Natchez National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Natchez National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Independence National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Independence National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Kalaupapa National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Kalaupapa National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...