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John Wild River

(Encyclopedia) John Wild River: see Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

Tinayguk Wild River

(Encyclopedia) Tinayguk Wild River: see Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, S central Idaho; est. 1924. The monument (53,438 acres/21,625 hectares) lies at the north end of the much larger preserve (698,940…

Schiller Park

(Encyclopedia) Schiller Park, village (1990 pop. 11,189), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1914. O'Hare International Airport is to the west, and the county forest preserve is…

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 132.4 sq mi (343 sq km), in the San Luis Valley of S Colorado; est. as a national monument 1932, designated a national park 2004. Lying in…

Auckland Islands

(Encyclopedia) Auckland Islands, small uninhabited group (234 sq mi/606 sq km), S Pacific, c.300 mi (480 km) S of Stewart Island, New Zealand, to which they belong. There is a nature preserve for…

Mojave National Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table).

Elk Island National Park

(Encyclopedia) Elk Island National Park, 75 sq mi (194 sq km), central Alta., Canada, near Edmonton; est. 1913. It occupies a wooded rolling region in the midst of level farmland. The park is Canada'…