(Encyclopedia) Serengeti National Park, c.5,700 sq mi (14,800 sq km), NE Tanzania, est. 1941. The internationally famous park attracts large numbers of tourists to see the world's largest…
(Encyclopedia) Kootenay National Park, 543 sq mi (1,406 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada; est. 1920. In the Rocky Mts. near Kootenay Lake, it contains high peaks, glaciers, deep canyons, and hot…
(Encyclopedia) Acadia National Park, 48,419 acres (19,603 hectares), SE Maine, on the Atlantic coast; est. as Sieur de Monts National Monument 1916, designated Lafayette National Park 1919, renamed…
(Encyclopedia) Floral Park, village (2020 pop.
15,784), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New
York City; inc. 1908. It has a…
(Encyclopedia) New Hyde Park, village (1990 pop. 9,728), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1927. It is a residential community with some manufacturing and truck farms. Nearby is the uninc.…
(Encyclopedia) Park Range, part of the Rocky Mts., central Colo. and S Wyo., extending N from the Colorado River. Mt. Lincoln (14,284 ft/4,354 m) is the highest peak.
(Encyclopedia) Voyageurs National Park, 218,200 acres (88,340 hectares), N Minnesota. The park contains forested lake country noted for its sports fishing and glacial features. In the 18th cent. the…
(Encyclopedia) Banff National Park, 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km), W Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts.; est. 1885. Noted for its mountain scenery and mineral springs, Canada's oldest national park is a…
(Encyclopedia) Roselle Park, borough (1990 pop. 12,805), Union co., NE N.J.; founded c.1700, inc. 1901. Mainly residential, the borough produces some light industrial goods, such as rugs and leather…
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