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Kivu, region, Congo
(Encyclopedia) KivuKivukēˈv&oomacr;, kēv&oomacr;ˈ [key], region, c.89,000 sq mi (230,510 sq km), E Congo (Kinshasa). It borders on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika on the east.…San Jacinto
(Encyclopedia) San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower…Rapid City
(Encyclopedia) Rapid City, city (1990 pop. 54,523), seat of Pennington co., SW S.Dak., on Rapid Creek, in an irrigated farm region served by the Bureau of Reclamation's Rapid Valley project; founded…Fire Island
(Encyclopedia) Fire Island, barrier beach, 32 mi (52 km) long, off the south shore of Long Island, SE N.Y., separating Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Robert Moses State Park is at its west…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…North Fork of the Koyukuk Wild River
(Encyclopedia) North Fork of the Koyukuk Wild River: see Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.Ten Thousand Islands
(Encyclopedia) Ten Thousand Islands, group of small islands in the Gulf of Mexico, off SW Fla., covered with mangrove forests and surrounded by clam beds. Most of the islands are in Everglades…Geology of the Grand Canyon: De Motte Park.
DE MOTTE PARK.Its length is about ten miles, its average width about two miles. It is a depressed area in the heart of the plateau and is on every side girt about by more elevated ground…Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2006
Rank Name and location Numberof visitors 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn. 9,289,215 2. Grand…Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2009
The following table lists the most visited National Parks, according to rank, park name, and number of recorded visitors in 2009. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was ranked number one in 2009…Trending
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