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Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

(Encyclopedia) Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, c.13,500 sq mi (35,000 sq km; roughly the size of Belgium), the largest multinational park in S Africa and one of the largest parks in the world, in NE South Africa, ...

Jackson, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, William Henry, 1843–1942, American artist and pioneer photographer of the West, b. Keeseville, N.Y. After serving with the Union army in the Civil War he traveled overland to California (18...

amusement park

(Encyclopedia) amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. Amusement...

Catoctin Mountain Park

(Encyclopedia) Catoctin Mountain Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Washington Park

(Encyclopedia) Fort Washington Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Rock Creek Park

(Encyclopedia) Rock Creek Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Snake, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Snake, river, 1,038 mi (1,670 km) long, NW United States, the chief tributary of the Columbia; once called the Lewis River. The Snake rises in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park, flows through J...
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