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| | | | IUCN Category III, Protected areas in Adelaide, Conservation parks of South Australia, Protected areas established in 1985, 1985 establishments in Australia, Adelaide geography stubs, South Australia protected area stubs, Hidden categories:, Articles lacking in-text citations from May 2015, All articles lacking in-text citations, Use dmy dates from September 2014, Use Australian English from September 2014, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Coordinates on Wikidata, All stub a... | | |
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| | | | IUCN Category Ia, Nature reserves in New South Wales, Biosphere reserves of Australia, Protected areas established in 1971, 1971 establishments in Australia, Central West (New South Wales), Hidden categories:, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Pages using web citations with no URL, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Use dmy dates from January 2012, Use Australian English from January 2012, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Coordinates on Wikida... | | The Yathong Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is also a nationally and internationally recognized biosphere situated in the central-western region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 107,240-hectare (265,000-acre) reserve was listed by UNESCO in 1977 as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB). The reserve is significant for its biodiversity in both native plant and animal species. Cultural heritage and historical grazing activities add to the... |
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| | | | IUCN Category II, National parks of New South Wales, Protected areas established in 1953, Australian National Heritage List, 1953 establishments in Australia, Important Bird Areas of New South Wales, Hidden categories:, CS1 errors: dates, Pages with citations lacking titles, Use Australian English from October 2012, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Use dmy dates from October 2012, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with unsourced statem... | | |
| | | | | | Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve is a protected area located south of Alice Springs, Northern Territory in Australia. The reserve was established to protect the unique sandstone formations and the Aboriginal art, artifacts and sacred natural objects within an area of 24.83 km2 (9.59 sq mi) around a large sandstone bluff. The sandstone layers in the main formation resemble the colored stripes of a rainbow, with the red-orange hues of sandstone that is rich with iron creating a strong contrast ... |
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| | | | IUCN Category II, National parks of South East Queensland, Forests of Queensland, Protected areas established in 1915, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Plateaus of Australia, Important Bird Areas of Queensland, 1915 establishments in Australia, Scenic Rim Region, Gold Coast City, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Use Australian English from September 2014, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with unsour... | | |
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| | | | IUCN Category II, National Parks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Glass House Mountains (Queensland), Protected areas established in 1994, Climbing areas of Australia, Australian National Heritage List, Queensland Heritage Register, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Use dmy dates from September 2014, Use Australian English from September 2014, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local link same... | | |
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| | | | | | Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and to the southeast of Surabaya, the capital of East Java. It is the only conservation area in Indonesia that has a sand sea, the Tengger Sand Sea (Indonesian: Laut Pasir Tengger), across which is the caldera of an ancient volcano (Tengger) from which four new volcanic cones have emerged. This unique feature covers a total area of 5,250 hectares at an altitude of about 2,100 m. The massif also contains ... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Parks in Metro Manila, National parks of the Philippines, National Shrines of the Philippines, Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila, Buildings and structures in Quezon City, Protected areas established in 1978, Art Deco sculptures and memorials, Art Deco architecture in the Philippines, Landmarks in the Philippines, Quezon family, Visitor attractions in Quezon City, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Articles needing addition... | | |
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| | | | IUCN Category II, Biosphere reserves of Sri Lanka, National parks of Sri Lanka, Ramsar sites in Sri Lanka, Protected areas established in 1969, Geography of Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Visitor attractions in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Hidden categories:, Articles with Sinhala-language external links, Articles with Sinhalese-language external links, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, CS1 Sinhala-language sources (si), Pages containing cite templates with deprecated parameters,... | | Bundala National Park is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory water birds in Sri Lanka. Bundala harbors 197 species of birds, the highlight being the greater flamingo, which migrate in large flocks. Bundala was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and redesignated to a national park on 4 January 1993. In 1991 Bundala became the first wetland to be declared as a Ramsar site in Sri Lanka. In 2005 the national park was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, the fourt... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, National parks of Sri Lanka, Protected areas established in 1995, Geography of Uva Province, Geography of Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Visitor attractions in Uva Province, Visitor attractions in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Hidden categories:, Articles with Sinhala-language external links, Articles with Sinhalese-language external links, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with links needing disambiguation, Articles with lin... | | Lunugamvehera National Park in Sri Lanka was declared in 1995, with the intention of protecting the catchment area of the Lunugamvehera reservoir and wildlife of the area. The national park is an important habitat for water birds and elephants. The catchment area is vital to maintain the water levels of the five tanks in the down stream of Kirindi Oya and wetland characteristics of Bundala National Park. This national park also serves as a corridor for elephants to migrate between Yala National ... |
| | | | | | Lahugala Kitulana National Park is one of the smallest national parks in Sri Lanka. Despite its land area, the park is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephant and endemic birds of Sri Lanka. The national park contains the reservoirs of Lahugala, Kitulana and Sengamuwa and they are ultimately empties to Heda Oya river. Originally it was designated as a wildlife sanctuary on July 1 of 1966. Then the protected area was upgraded to a national park on October 31 of 1980. Lahugala Kitulana is sit... |
| | | | | | Hikkaduwa National Park is one of the two marine national parks in Sri Lanka. The national park contains a fringing coral reef of high degree of biodiversity. The area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on May 18, 1979, and then on August 14, 1988, upgraded to a nature reserve with extended land area. The growth of the number of visitors in the next 25 years increased the degradation of the coral reef. To reduce the effects to the ecosystem, the reef was declared a national park on September 19, ... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, National parks of Sri Lanka, Protected areas established in 1984, Important Bird Areas of Sri Lanka, Geography of Central Province, Sri Lanka, Geography of North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Hidden categories:, Articles with Sinhala-language external links, Articles with Sinhalese-language external links, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, All articles with dead external links, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons ... | | Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts . It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four National Parks designated under the Project. Originally it was designated as a nature reserve in 1938, and then in the early 1970s the area was regraded as a strict nature reserve. Wasgamuwa is one of protected areas where Sri Lankan Elephants ... |
| | | | | | Pigeon Island National Park is one of the two marine national parks of Sri Lanka. The national park is situated 1 km off the coast of Nilaveli, a coastal town in Eastern Province, encompassing a total area of 471.429 hectares. The islands name derives from the rock pigeon which has colonized it. The national park contains some of the best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka. Pigeon Island was designated as a sanctuary in 1963. In 2003 it was redesignated as a national park. This national park is ... |
| | | | | | Wilpattu National Park (Willu-pattu; Land of Lakes) is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of Willus (Natural lakes) - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam (approximately 180 km north of Colombo). The park is 131, 693 hectares and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above... |
| | | | | | Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile Parambikulam Widlife Sanctuary, is a 391 square kilometres (151.0 sq mi) protected area in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India. The wildlife sanctuary, which had an area of 285 square kilometres (110 sq mi) was established in 1973. It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as part of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on F... |
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| | | | IUCN Category II, Kaziranga National Park, Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests, Tiger reserves of India, Geography of Assam, National parks of Assam, Protected areas established in 1974, World Heritage Sites in India, Important Bird Areas of India, Tourism in North East India, Hidden categories:, Pages using web citations with no URL, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, All articles with dead external links, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Pages containin... | | Kaziranga National Park (Assamese: �া�িৰ�া ৰাষ���ৰ�য় �দ�যান, Kazirônga Rastriyô Udyan, pronounced [kazir��a rastrij� udjan] ( listen)) is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the worlds great one-horned rhinoceroses. According to the latest census held in March, 2015, the current Rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2401 as published b... |
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| | | | | | Nagzira wildlife sanctuary is located between Bhandara district and Gondia district of Maharashtra at . Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is locked in the arms of nature and adorned with a picturesque landscape, luxuriant vegetation and serves as a living outdoor museum to explore and appreciate nature. This sanctuary has a number of fish, 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four species of amphibians. The invertebrate fauna includes, besides a number of insects and ... |
| | | | | | Marojejy National Park is a national park in the Sava Region of northeastern Madagascar. It covers 55,500 ha (214 sq mi) and is centered on the Marojejy Massif, a mountain chain that rises to an elevation of 2,132 m (6,995 ft). Access to the area around the massif was restricted to research scientists when the site was set aside as a strict nature reserve in 1952. In 1998, it was opened to the public when it was converted into a national park. It became part of the World Heritage Site known as t... |
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| | | | | | Balule Nature Reserve is a protected area in Limpopo Province, South Africa which forms part of the Greater Kruger National Park as a member of the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR). As part of a wildlife conservation initiative, all fences separating APNR reserves - Balule, Timbavati, Klaserie, Umbabat, Grietjie Private Nature Reserve - and the Kruger National Park have been removed. The ecological benefits of this initiative has made the region a popular ecotourism destination and cons... |
| | | | IUCN Red List least concern species, Beavers, Animals described in 1758, Mammals of Asia, Rodents of Europe, Mammals of Mongolia, Mammals of Russia, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, All articles with dead external links, Articles with dead external links from October 2010, Articles with species microformats, Articles containing Chinese-language text, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013, All articles containing potentially dated statemen... | | |
| | | | | | Nkasa Rupara National Park, also Nkasa Lupala National Park, formerly Mamili National Park, is a national park in Namibia. It is centered on the Nkasa and Rupara islands on the Kwando- Linyanti River in the south-western corner of East Caprivi. Botswana lies to the west, south and east, and Sangwali village to the north. It is Namibias largest formally protected wetland area. It is one of Namibia�s protected areas that benefits local communities surrounding parks. The unfenced park forms a tra... |
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| | | | IUCN Category V, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, National Monuments in Hawaii, Marine reserves of the United States, National Wildlife Refuges in Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Archaeological sites in Hawaii, Protected areas of Hawaii, Protected areas established in 2006, World Heritage Sites in the United States, National Monuments in insular areas, 2006 establishments in Hawaii, Hidden categories:, Pages with citations having bare URLs, Coordinates on Wikidata, Articles which use infobox templates with ... | | |
| | | | | | Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 11 miles north of Monterey, California and 3 miles south of Castroville, California at the point where the Salinas River empties into Monterey Bay. The 367-acre (1.49 km2) refuge encompasses several habitat types including sand dunes, pickleweed salt marsh, river lagoon, riverine, and a saline pond. The Refuge was established in 1974 because of its �particular value in carrying out the national migratory bird management program.... |
| | | | IUCN Category IV, National Wildlife Refuges in California, Protected areas of Napa County, California, Protected areas of Solano County, California, Protected areas of Sonoma County, California, Parks in the San Francisco Bay Area, Wetlands of California, Landforms of Napa County, California, Landforms of Solano County, California, Landforms of Sonoma County, California, California protected area stubs, Hidden categories:, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2015, All articles lacking... | | |
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| | | | | | Sajama National Park is a national park located in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. It borders Lauca National Park in Chile. The park is home to indigenous people, known as the Aymara, whose influential ancient culture can be seen in various aspects throughout the park. The park contains unique cultural artifacts and ecological wonders, making it an exemplary location for ecotourism. Many different indigenous plants and animals are exclusive to this area; therefore, its continued conservation is o... |
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| | | | | | The Desert National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in northwestern Clark and southwestern Lincoln counties, with much of its land area lying within the southeastern section of the Nevada Test and Training Range. The Desert NWR, created on May 20, 1936, is the largest wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states of the United States, encompassing 1.615 million acres (6,540 km2) of the Mojave Desert ... |
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| | | | IUCN Category V, 1939 establishments in Arizona, Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona, Former populated places in Arizona, Museums in Yavapai County, Arizona, National Park Service National Monuments in Arizona, Native American archeology, Native American history of Arizona, Native American museums in Arizona, Parks in Arizona, Protected areas established in 1939, Protected areas of the Sonoran Desert, Protected areas of Yavapai County, Arizona, Ruins in th... | | Tuzigoot National Monument (Yavapai: ʼHaktlakva, Western Apache: Tú Digiz) preserves a 2- to 3-story pueblo ruin on the summit of a limestone and sandstone ridge just east of Clarkdale, Arizona, 120 feet (36 m) above the Verde River floodplain. The Tuzigoot Site is an elongated complex of stone masonry rooms that were built along the spine of a natural outcrop in the Verde Valley. The central rooms stand higher than the others and they appear to have served public functions. The pueblo has 110... |
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| | | | | | Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria�s largest national park. It is located in the eastern provinces of Taraba and Adamawa to the border with Cameroon. The total area covers about 6,402km², much of the northern GGNP is savannah grassland, while the southern GGNP sector of the park has a rugged terrain characterized by very mountainous, steep slopes as well as deep valleys and gorges, and is home to mont... |
| | | | IUCN Category VI, National Forests of California, Protected areas of Orange County, California, Protected areas of Riverside County, California, Protected areas of San Diego County, California, Protected areas of the Southern California area, Cleveland National Forest, 1908 establishments in California, Hidden categories:, Pages with citations lacking titles, Pages with citations having bare URLs, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with unsourced statements... | | Cleveland National Forest encompasses 460,000 acres (720 sq mi (1,900 km2)), mostly of chaparral, with a few riparian areas. A warm dry mediterranean climate prevails over the Forest. It is the southernmost National forest of California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture. It is divided into the Descanso, Palomar and Trabuco Ranger Districts and is located in the counties of San Diego, Riverside, and Oran... |
| | | | | | The Sawtooth Wilderness (SAW-tooth) is a federally-protected wilderness area that covers 217,088 acres (87,852 ha) of the state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was designated the Sawtooth Primitive Area in 1937 to preserve the exceptional scenic beauty of the Sawtooth Mountains. On August 22, 1972 Public Law 22-400 designated the Primitive Area as the Sawtooth Wilderness and part of the newly created Sawtooth National Recreation Area. As par... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Lower Mainland, Provincial Parks of British Columbia, Similkameen Country, Canadian Cascades, Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia, 1941 establishments in British Columbia, Protected areas established in 1941, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Pages using Template:Infobox map needing attention, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local link same as on Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers, Wikipedia articles with ... | | |
| | | | IUCN Category VI, National Forests of Idaho, Protected areas established in 1908, Protected areas of Valley County, Idaho, Protected areas of Boise County, Idaho, Protected areas of Elmore County, Idaho, Protected areas of Gem County, Idaho, Protected areas of Ada County, Idaho, Protected areas of Washington County, Idaho, Boise National Forest, 1908 establishments in Idaho, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local... | | |
| | | | | | The Gospel Hump Wilderness is a federally-protected wilderness area that covers 205,796 acres (83,283 ha) of the state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it received wilderness designation on February 24, 1978 through the passage of the Endangered American Wilderness Act and is part of Nez Perce National Forest. As part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Gospel Hump Wilderness is an area where human development and use are restric... |
| | | | IUCN Category V, Lewis and Clark Expedition, National Historical Parks of the United States, State parks of Oregon, State parks of Washington (state), Parks in Clatsop County, Oregon, Parks in Pacific County, Washington, National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon, National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state), Protected areas established in 1958, Protected areas established in 2004, United States National Park Service areas in Oregon, United States National Park ... | | |
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| | | | IUCN Category V, National Park Service National Monuments in Arizona, Hohokam, Gila River Indian Community, Native American history of Arizona, Native American archeology, Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona, National Historic Landmarks in Arizona, Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona, Former populated places in Arizona, 1972 establishments in Arizona, Protected areas established in 1972, Protected areas of Pinal County, Arizona, Ruins in the United Stat... | | |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Grand Canyon National Park, 1919 establishments in Arizona, Grand Canyon, Parks in Coconino County, Arizona, Parks in Mohave County, Arizona, Protected areas established in 1919, Protected areas on the Colorado River, World Heritage Sites in the United States, Hidden categories:, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Articles needing additional references from May 2010, All articles needing additional references, Coordinates on Wikidata, Articles which use infobox t... | | |
| | | | IUCN Category VI, Features of the Uinta Mountains, National Forests of Utah, National Forests of Wyoming, Protected areas of Utah County, Utah, Protected areas of Duchesne County, Utah, Protected areas of Uintah County, Utah, Protected areas of Daggett County, Utah, Protected areas of Summit County, Utah, Protected areas of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Ashley National Forest, Hidden categories:, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2012, Pages using web citations with no URL, Pa... | | Ashley National Forest is a National Forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest�s bounds are 1,382,346 acres (5,594 km2) (with 1,287,909 acres (5,212 km2) in Utah and 96,223 acres (389 km2) in Wyoming) of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from 6,000 to 13,500 feet (1,800 to 4,100 m). The Forest covers portions of Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, and Utah counties in Utah and Sweetwater County in Wyoming. Some of the most popular ... |
| | | | IUCN Category V, Malpaíses (landform), Volcanism of New Mexico, National Park Service National Monuments in New Mexico, Caves of New Mexico, Lava tubes, Natural arches of New Mexico, Volcanoes of New Mexico, Volcanic fields of the western United States, Protected areas established in 1987, Archaeological sites in New Mexico, Native American archeology, Pre-Columbian cultural areas, Great Divide of North America, Protected areas of Cibola County, New Mexico, Landforms of Cibola County, New Mexic... | | |
| | | | | | Chinchaga Wildland Park is a protected 800 km2 (310 sq mi) (80,000 hectares) tract of land in the 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) of the greater Chinchaga wilderness area^ in a disjunct outlier of the Foothills Natural Region of Alberta , in a remote area of northwest Alberta, Canada, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of Manning. It was designated as a Wildlife Park in December 1999. The greater Chinchaga area was identified in 1995 as an Environmentally Significant Area. It was designated by the Albert... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Kootenay National Park, Parks in the Canadian Rockies, Parks in British Columbia, National Parks of Canada in British Columbia, Parks in the Regional District of East Kootenay, Protected areas established in 1920, Natural disasters in Alberta, Wildfires in Canada, Hidden categories:, Articles lacking in-text citations from June 2013, All articles lacking in-text citations, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local link same as on Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with VIA... | | Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada, covering 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi) in the Canadian Rockies, and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 m (3,012 ft) at the south-west park entrance, to 3,424 m (11,234 ft) at Deltaform Mountain. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadian Rockies; the other three being Banff National Park directly to the east, Yoho National Park directly to the north, and Jasper... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Archaeological sites in Alaska, Kenai Fjords National Park, Fjords of Alaska, Protected areas of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Protected areas established in 1980, Landforms of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Hidden categories:, Pages using web citations with no URL, Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local link same as on Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers, Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers... | | Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The park covers an area of 669,984 acres (1,046.85 sq mi; 2,711.33 km2) on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska, near the town of Seward. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States. The park is named for the numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field. The field is the sour... |
| | | | | | The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92 million acre (7,770 km²) wildlife preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. The refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. There is a wide variety of terrain in the refuge, including muskeg and other wetlands, alpine areas, and taiga forest. The refuge protects several large mammals, including brown bears... |
| | | | IUCN Category VI, Biosphere reserves of the United States, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Nature reserves in Alaska, Protected areas established in 1980, Protected areas of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska, Protected areas of Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, Saint Elias Mountains, World Heritage Sites in the United States, Hidden categories:, Pages using web citations with no URL, CS1 errors: dates, Coordinates on Wikidata, Commons category with local link same as on Wikidata, Wikip... | | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in the Alaska panhandle west of Juneau. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the area around Glacier Bay a national monument under the Antiquities Act on February 25, 1925. Subsequent to an expansion of the monument by President Jimmy Carter in 1978, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) enlarged the national monument by 523,000 acres (2116.5 km²) on December 2, 1980 and in the process cr... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, National parks of Ecuador, Protected areas established in 1996, Ramsar sites in Ecuador, Geography of Azuay Province, Visitor attractions in Azuay Province, Hidden categories:, Pages with citations lacking titles, Pages with citations having bare URLs, Coordinates on Wikidata, Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows, Articles containing Spanish-language text, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2008, Commons cat... | | |
| | | | IUCN Category V, National Park Service National Monuments in Idaho, National Preserves of the United States, Bureau of Land Management National Monuments, Bureau of Land Management areas in Idaho, Caves of Idaho, Flood basalts, Lava tubes, Rift volcanoes, Rock formations in Idaho, Volcanoes of Idaho, Yellowstone hotspot, Landforms of Blaine County, Idaho, Landforms of Butte County, Idaho, Landforms of Lincoln County, Idaho, Landforms of Minidoka County, Idaho, Landforms of Power County, Idaho, N... | | |
| | | | | | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are 3 entrances to the park. The south rim entrance is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Montrose, while the north rim entrance is 11 miles (18 km) south of Crawford and is closed in the winter. The park contains 12 miles (19 km) of the 48-mile (77 km) long canyon of the Gunnison River. The national park itself contains the deepest and most dramat... |
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| | | | IUCN Category V, Missouri River, National Monuments in Montana, Bureau of Land Management National Monuments, Bureau of Land Management areas in Montana, Protected areas of Chouteau County, Montana, Protected areas of Fergus County, Montana, Protected areas of Blaine County, Montana, Protected areas of Phillips County, Montana, 2001 establishments in Montana, Protected areas established in 2001, Units of the National Landscape Conservation System, Hidden categories:, All articles with dead exter... | | The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument is a national monument protecting the Missouri Breaks of central Montana, United States, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Called The Breaks by locals, it is a series of badland areas characterized by rock outcroppings, steep bluffs and grassy plains. Created by Proclamation by President William J. Clinton on January 17, 2001, it encompasses 495,502 acres (200,523 ha), most of which were already managed by the U.S. Government. The ... |
| | | | IUCN Category II, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, Archaeological sites in Colorado, Biosphere reserves of the United States, Civilian Conservation Corps in Colorado, National parks in Colorado, Protected areas established in 1915, Protected areas of Boulder County, Colorado, Protected areas of Grand County, Colorado, Protected areas of Larimer County, Colorado, Protected areas on the Colorado River, Hidden categories:, Coordinates on Wikidata, All articles with unsourced statement... | | Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. It features majestic mountain views, mountain lakes, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments�from wooded forests to mountain tundra�and easy access to back-country trails and campsites. The park is located northwest of Boulder, Colorado, in the Rockies, and includes the Continental Divide and the headwaters of the Colora... |
| | | | | | Shatsky National Natural Park (SNNP) is a park in Ukraine which was established in 1983 and aimed to preserve, reconstitute and to use effectively Volyn Polissia natural complexes and objects of special environmental, recreational, educational and aesthetic value. The park is located on the territory of Shatsk Region in northwest part of Volyn Oblast. The general area of the park is 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi), 188 km2 (73 sq mi) of which are handed over for its permanent use. Lesia Ukrain... |
| | | | | | East Carpathians Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Východné Karpaty) is a protected landscape area in north-eastern Slovakia, in the Prešov Region, in the Carpathian Mountains. The PLA occupies a slice of land along with the border with Poland. The park was first created in 1977, when it was originally larger than today, occupying area of 968.1 km2 (373.8 sq mi) until 1997, when the Poloniny National Park was created in the eastern part, reducing the area into 253... |
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| | | | | | The Asubima Forest Reserve is a 7,870-hectare (19,400-acre) protected area near Akumadan, Ghana and was established in 1945. FORM Ghana, a plantation development company, manages 1,729.9 hectares (4,275 acres) of the southern part of the reserve to reforest land in the reserve that has been highly degraded due to logging, wildfires, and illegal farming. The reserve is located at the northern edge of the semi-deciduous forest ecological zone, which is characterized by alternating wet and dry seas... |
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| | | | | | Manatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19. Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring that flows directly into the Suwannee River by way of a short run (though it is the longest spring run feeding the Suwannee River). Present also are swamps and hardwood wetlands along the Suwannee, along with many sinkhole ponds, including one with a cave 90 feet below the ground that connects to a popular divers destination known as the catfish ... |
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| | | | IUCN Category III, Protected areas of Benzie County, Michigan, Landmarks in Michigan, Protected areas of Leelanau County, Michigan, Tourism in Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Protected areas established in 1970, Important Bird Areas of Michigan, Beaches of Michigan, Landforms of Leelanau County, Michigan, Landforms of Benzie County, Michigan, Dunes of Michigan, Hidden categories:, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from September 2014, Pages with citations lacking... | | Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau and Benzie counties near Empire, Michigan. The park covers a 35-mile-long (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigans eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands. This Northern Michigan park was established primarily because of its outstanding natural features, including forests, beaches, dune formations, and ancient glacial phenome... |
| | | | IUCN Category V, Florida Native American Heritage Trail, History of Silver Springs, Florida, Outstanding Florida Waters, Parks in Marion County, Florida, State parks of Florida, Hidden categories:, Pages with login required references or sources, Pages with citations lacking titles, Pages with citations having bare URLs, CS1 errors: chapter ignored, Coordinates on Wikidata, Articles to be expanded from October 2013, All articles to be expanded, All articles with unsourced statements, Articles wi... | | |
| | | | | | Corcovado National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Corcovado) is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula in Osa (canton), southwestern Costa Rica (9° North, 83° West), which is part of the Osa Conservation Area. It was established on 24 October 1975, and encompasses an area of 424 square kilometres (164 sq mi). It is the largest park in Costa Rica and protects about a third of the Osa Peninsula. It is widely considered the crown jewel in the extensive system of national parks and biological reserv... |
| | | | | | Hocking Hills State Park is a non-contiguous state park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County, Ohio, United States; it is contiguous with the Hocking State Forest. Within the park are several spectacular rock formations, including Old Mans Cave, a narrow, deep gorge featuring waterfalls; Rock House, a cliffed area with a rock shelter; Cantwell Cliffs, a broad gorge at the head of a hollow with a unique stone stairway; and Ash Cave, a large rock shelter with a small waterfall, and Cedar F... |
| | | | | | The Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) state park located near Griggsville in Pike County, Illinois. It borders on the Illinois River and is primarily made of steeply sloped bluffland that is part of the rivers valley. Heavily wooded, this region is managed for whitetail deer hunting. The Ray Norbut complex also includes Big Blue Island, a 100-acre (40 ha) riparian island in the Illinois River. The park is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDN... |
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