A national park is a nature park designated for conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It...
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The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department...
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Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was...
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National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established...
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The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all...
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Arches National Park is a national park of the United States in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 mi (6 km) north of Moab, Utah...
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National parks of the United Kingdom (Welsh: parciau cenedlaethol; Scottish Gaelic: pàircean nàiseanta) are 15 areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic...
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National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɪti/ yoh-SEM-ih-tee) is a national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National...
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The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in northern Tanzania that stretches over 14,763 km2 (5,700 sq mi). It is located in eastern Mara Region...
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Sequoia National Park is a national park of the United States in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September...
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Zion National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale. Located at the junction of the Colorado...
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Glacier National Park may refer to: Glacier National Park (Canada), in British Columbia, Canada Glacier National Park (U.S.), in Montana, USA Glacier...
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Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19...
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Ranthambore National Park is a 1,334 km2 (515 sq mi) large national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is bounded to the north by the Banas River...
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Everglades National Park is a national park of the United States that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. The park is...
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Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres...
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National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. KNP has 5 ranges. The park,...
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Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India...
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Acadia National Park is a national park of the United States located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park includes...
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Bannerghatta National Park is a national park in India, located near Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974....
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Glacier National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border. The park encompasses...
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at...
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National parks in Thailand (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติ) are defined as areas that contain "natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora...
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parks when nine were opened following the Riksdag passing of a law on national parks that year. This was followed by the establishment of seven parks...
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Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (1,300 km2), the park includes...
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This is a list of the number of national parks per nation, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Nearly 100 countries around...
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Smoky Mountains National Park is a national park of the United States in the southeast, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the...
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Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a United States national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska...
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Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India, it was established...
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Keoladeo National Park, or Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is a national park in Rajasthan, India. The national park hosts thousands of native, resident...
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