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Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park 402,510 acres (162,960 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890. In the park are 35 groves of giant sequoias, spectacular granite mountains, and deep canyons. The General Sherman Tree, 272 ft (83 m) high and 37 ft (11 m) in diameter at its widest point, is the largest and one of... Read more |
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Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park , 309,993 acres (125,503 hectares), NW Wyo.; est. 1929. The park, which includes Jackson Lake and part of Jackson Hole, embraces the most scenic portion of the glaciated, snow-covered Teton Range; Grand Teton (13,766 ft/4,196 m) is the highest peak. The Snake River flows... Read more |
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenai Fjords National Park 669,983 acres (271,248 hectares), S Alaska. The park features the great Harding Icefield and its radiating glaciers, many of which descend to tidewater, and a magnificent series of fjords along the coast of Kenai Peninsula, with rain forest, sea lions, sea otters, seals,... Read more |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park , 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains parts of the world's largest and most significant Permian limestone fossil reef. In the park are McKittrich Canyon; Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 ft (2,667 m), the highest point in... Read more |
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park c.639 sq mi (1,655 sq km), S Calif., occupying most of E San Diego co. and neighboring portions of Riverside and Imperial cos.; est. 1933. Part of the Colorado Desert, the park is the largest desert state park in the contiguous 48 states and one of the nation's... Read more |
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Maryville
Maryville city (1990 pop. 19,208), seat of Blount co., E Tenn.; settled around Fort Craig (built 1785), inc. as a town 1830, as a city 1927. With its twin city, Alcoa, it is an important center for the production of aluminum and aluminum products. Lumber, automotive parts, and ski boats are also... Read more |
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Glacier National Park (United States)
Glacier National Park 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. 1910. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park contains some of the most beautiful primitive wilderness in the Rocky Mts. There are about 26 glaciers (down from some 150 when the park was established), more than 200... Read more |
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Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park game reserve, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), Limpopo and Mpumalanga, NE South Africa. One of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries, it has almost every species of game found in southern Africa. In its rivers are found hippopotamuses and crocodiles; everywhere countless... Read more |
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Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains part of the Appalachian system, on the N.C.-Tenn. border; highest range E of the Mississippi and one of the oldest uplands on earth. The mountains are named for the smokelike haze that envelops them. More than 25 peaks rise over 6,000 ft (1,829 m); Clingmans Dome, 6,642 ft... Read more |
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Smoky
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 was explored (1792) by Alexander Mackenzie.... Read more |
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Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains Part of the Appalachians, on the North Carolina-Tennessee border...exploitation of the region was restricted by the establishment of a national park. The highest point is Clingmans Dome, 2026m (6643ft). Area... |
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains East and se range of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from s Pennsylvania...with few lakes, it includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, and Shenandoah... |
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...Canada are the Great Lakes. Chicago...the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Mississippi...to the Rocky Mountains, which form...is fringed by mountain ranges such...such as Sequoia National Park. In the e the...such as ... |
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...Berkshire, White, and Great Smoky Mountains became popular...Express, 1891), national parks (starting with...Not only national parks, but also major...eventually theme parks (starting ... |
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Diamond in the rough - Great Smoky Mountains park visitors find Blackberry...
...foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Cherokee...mile Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited...S. National Park; Blackberry...of ... |
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Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary
if you go Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Headquartered in...ancient blue-green mountains with breathtaking vistas...wonder the Great Smoky Mountains attracts more ... |
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Smoky Mountains park marks 75th anniversary
...blue-green mountains with breathtaking...little wonder the Great Smoky Mountains attracts more...as any other national park in the United...the Great Smoky Mountain ... |
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Moving stories: Smoky Mountain shuttle enlightens visitor while taking a few...
Most summer days in Great Smoky Mountains National Park you'll find at least 3,000 cars jamming the...businesses and community members and is led by the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage ... |
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Toyota's Million Dollar Donation Enhances Environmental Education at Great...
...President of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "With people...Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite National ... |
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ETC Donates EV Tractor for GSMNP Project.(Electric Tractor Corporation,...
...sponsored by Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) and...the National Park Service further...pollution in the park," said GSMNP...the nation's parks. The ... |
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East Tennessee.(touring Great Smoky Mountains National Park)(Brief Article)
For one of the best driving tours in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, take the 11-mile, one-way Loop Road in...and wild turkey are frequently seen. Contact: Smoky Mountain Convention & Visitors Bureau, 7906 ... |
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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK TO CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
The National Park Service's Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued...following press release: Great Smoky Mountains National...s most ... |
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STORM CLEAN UP CONTINUES AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The National Park Service's Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued...release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park to be Featured in United States Mint...
...will honor Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee...Great Smoky Mountains design will...Great Smoky Mountains ... |
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