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spring, in geology
(Encyclopedia) spring, in geology, natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks, representing an outlet for the water that has accumulated in permeable rock strata underground. Some of the…Animal Alphabets
Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Animals: Animal Alphabets See these notes on q, u, x, and z animals from the San Diego Zoo Yellowstone National Park Animal Alphabet Book…Oligocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Oligocene epochOligocene epochŏlˈəgōsēnˌ [key], third epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time, lasting from 38 to 24 million years ago. More of North America…Ten Most Visited National Parks, 2006
Rank Name and location Numberof visitors 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn. 9,289,215 2. Grand…Our Top Stories for the Week of June 13, 2022
It’s been a busy week, from tensions between China and the United States to continued conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to…Worst U.S. Forest Fires
Great Balls of Fire 1871 Oct. 8-14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and 3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889 June 6, Seattle, Wash.: fire destroyed 64 acres of the…The National Park System
Source: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. NATIONAL PARKS A…The Top Ten: Most Visited American National Park Sites
Most Visited U.S. National Parks Rank Name, location Visitors (in millions) 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn. 12.5 2…national parks and monuments
(Encyclopedia) CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks…crater
(Encyclopedia) crater, circular, bowl-shaped depression on the earth's surface. (For a discussion of lunar craters, see moon.) Simple craters are bowl-shaped with a raised outer rim. Complex craters…Trending
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