Research topic: Kings Canyon National Park

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Kings Canyon National Park

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kings Canyon National Park 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierras and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. General Grant Grove, with giant sequoias, is a detached section of the park and was formerly the General Grant National Park (est. 1890). Kings Canyon was established as a national park in 1940 and adjoins Sequoia National Park ; the two are administered as a single unit. See National Parks and Monuments (table). Author not available, KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Read more
Kings Canyon National Park
...National Park . Established in 1940, it contains giant sequoia trees. Its most spectacular feature is Kings Canyon on the Kings River, which was carved by glacial action. Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park ... Read more
Sequoia National Park
National park, Sierra Nevada...California, U.S. The park, with an area...tree in the park is thought to...700 years old. Kings Canyon National Park adjoins Sequoia...boundary. Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park Sequoia National... Read more

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