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(Encyclopedia) Deer Park. 1 Uninc. village (2020 pop. 28,837), Babylon town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., a primarily residential suburb on Long Island. 2 City ...

(Encyclopedia) Allen Park, city (2020 pop. 26,636), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a city 1957. Its manufactures include motor vehicle and marine prototypes, liquor, and sheet metal. T...

(Encyclopedia) Cliffside Park, borough (2020 pop. 25,693), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Palisades above the Hudson River, opposite New York City; inc. 1895. A residenti...

(Encyclopedia) Etosha Game Park ātōˈshä [key], c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), NW Namibia; est. 1928. It is one of Africa's largest game reserves and extends inland from the coast beyond the Etosha Pan to the Ova...

(Encyclopedia) Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. N...

(Encyclopedia) Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument kətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter State Park (the site of Mt. Katahdin) along the East Bra...

(Encyclopedia) Mount Robson Provincial Park rŏbˈsən [key], 803 sq mi (2,080 sq km), E British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mts. W of Jasper, Alta.; est. 1913. It is a dominion forest reserve, containing high pe...

(Encyclopedia) Winter Park, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 22,242), Orange co., central Fla., just N of Orlando in a citrus area; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1887. It is the seat of Rollins College. Within th...

(Encyclopedia) Tinley Park, village (1990 pop. 37,121), Cook and Will counties, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1892. Its population grew significantly in the late 20th cent. Brushes and brooms and el...

(Encyclopedia) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, c.639 sq mi (1,655 sq km), S Calif., occupying most of E San Diego co. and neighboring portions of Riverside and Imperial cos.; est. 1933. Part of the Colorado Desert, ...