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Specialty Definition: Geography of Poland

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Location: Central Europe, east of Germany

Geographic coordinates: 52 00 N, 20 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 312,685 km²
land: 304,465 km²
water: 8,220 km²

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than New Mexico

Land boundaries:
total: 2,888 km
border countries: Belarus 605 km, Czech Republic 658 km, Germany 456 km, Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Slovakia 444 km, Ukraine 428 km

Coastline: 491 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles

Climate: temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers

Terrain: mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Raczki Elblaskie -1,8 m
highest point: Rysy 2,499 m

Islands: Wolin

Natural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, zinc, lead, salt, arable land

Land use:
arable land: 47%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 13%
forests and woodland: 29%
other: 10% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 1,000 km² (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: NA

Important rivers: Vistula (Wisla), Oder (Odra), Warta River, Narew, San)

National parks

Environment - current issues: situation has improved since 1989 due to decline in heavy industry and increased environmental concern by postcommunist governments; air pollution nonetheless remains serious because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note: historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain

Major cities

See also : Poland

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Geography of Poland."

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List of Canadian national parks

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Canada's national park system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canada's National Historic Sites.

This list also includes Canada's two National Marine Conservation Areas.

• Aulavik National Park (Northwest Territories)
• Auyuittuq National Park (Nunavut)
• Banff National Park (Alberta)
• Bruce Peninsula National Park (Ontario)
• Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Nova Scotia)
• Elk Island National Park (Alberta)
• Fathom Five National Marine Park (Ontario)
• Forillon National Park (Quebec)
• Fundy National Park (New Brunswick)
• Georgian Bay Islands National Park (Ontario)
• Glacier National Park (British Columbia)
• Grasslands National Park (Saskatchewan)
• Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Gulf Islands National Park (British Columbia)
• Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site (British Columbia)
• Ivvavik National Park (Yukon)
• Jasper National Park (Alberta)
• Kejimkujik National Park (Nova Scotia)
• Kluane National Park and Reserve (Yukon)
• Kootenay National Park (British Columbia)
• Kouchibouguac National Park (New Brunswick)
• La Mauricie National Park (Quebec)
• Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve (Quebec)
• Mount Revelstoke National Park (British Columbia)
• Nahanni National Park Reserve (Northwest Territories)
• Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (British Columbia)
• Point Pelee National Park (Ontario)
• Prince Albert National Park (Saskatchewan)
• Prince Edward Island National Park (Prince Edward Island)
• Pukaskwa National Park (Ontario)
• Quttinirpaaq National Park (Nunavut)
• Riding Mountain National Park (Manitoba)
• Saguenay - St. Lawrence Marine Park (Quebec)
• Sirmilik National Park (Nunavut)
• St. Lawrence Islands National Park (Ontario)
• Terra Nova National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Tuktut Nogait National Park (Northwest Territories)
• Ukkusiksalik National Park (Nunavut)
• Vuntut National Park (Yukon)
• Wapusk National Park (Manitoba)
• Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta)
• Wood Buffalo National Park (Alberta, Northwest Territories)
• Yoho National Park (British Columbia)

The province of Quebec also refers to its provincial parks as parcs nationaux: see Parks in Quebec.

External link

• Parks Canada
• Canada's National Parks (Parks Canada)
• Canada's National Marine Conservation Areas (Parks Canada)

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of Canadian national parks."

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List of national parks of Croatia

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

There are eight national parks in Croatia. Their total area is 994 km²; 759 km² is land and 235 km² is water.

• Risnjak (since September 15, 1953)
• Brijuni (since October 27, 1983)
• Plitvice Lakes (since April 8, 1949)
• Northern Velebit (since June 2, 1999)
• Paklenica (since October 19, 1949)
• Krka (since January 24, 1985)
• Kornati (since July 24, 1980)
• Mljet (since November 12, 1960)

The Croatian law on the preservation of nature defines national parks as one of the eight types of protected areas of nature. Another notable category is a nature park, of which there are ten.

Each of the national parks is maintained by a separate institution, overseen and funded by the government ministry of nature conservation and spatial development.

External links

• Clickable map of national parks in Croatia (in Croatian only, but with links to pages in English)

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of Croatia."

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List of national parks of New Zealand

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

New Zealand's national park system is operated by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.

• Abel Tasman National Park, northern South Island, 22,530 hectares, established in 1942.
• Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Southern Alps, 70,696 hectares.
• Arthurs Pass National Park, Southern Alps, 114,500 hectares.
• Egmont National Park, western North Island, 33,534 hectares, reserve established in 1881, national park in 1900. Part of Wanganui Conservancy.
• Fiordland National Park, southwest South Island, 1,257,000 hectares, established in 1952.
• Kahurangi National Park, northwest South Island, 452,002 hectares, established in 1996.
• Mount Aspiring National Park, southern Southern Alps, 355,543 hectares.
• Nelson Lakes National Park, northern Southern Alps, 102,000 hectares.
• Paparoa National Park, northern west coast of South Island 30,000 hectares, established in 1987.
• Rakiura National Park, Stewart Island, 150,000 hectares, established in 2002.
• Te Urewera National Park, eastern North Island, 212,672 hectares.
• Tongariro National Park, central North Island, 78,651 hectares, established in 1887.
• Westland/Tai Poutini National Park central west coast of South Island, 117,547 hectares.
• Whanganui National Park, western North Island, 74,231 hectares. Part of Wanganui Conservancy.

External links

New Zealand Department of Conservation: http://www.doc.govt.nz/

See also: List of national parks for other national parks around the world. National Park, New Zealand is a Railway station and village near Tongariro National Park.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of New Zealand."

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List of national parks of Poland

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

National parks in Poland

There are 23 national parks in Poland:

Name of national park	Established	Area (ha)
Babiogorski National Park	1954	3.392
Bialowieski National Park	1932	10.502
Biebrzanski National Park	1993	59.223
Bieszczadzki National Park	1973	29.202
Bory Tucholskie National Park	1996	4.798
Drawienski National Park	1990	11.342
Gorczanski National Park	1981	7.030
Stolowe Mountains National Park	1993	6.340
Kampinoski National Park	1959	38.544
Karkonoski National Park	1959	5.575
Magurski National Park	1995	19.962
Narwianski National Park	1996	7.350
Ojcowski National Park	1956	2.146
Pieninski National Park	1954	2.346
Poleski National Park	1990	9.762
Roztoczanski National Park	1974	8.482
Slowinski National Park	1967	18.619
Swietokrzyski National Park	1950	7.632
Tatrzanski National Park	1954	21.164
Ujscie Warty National Park	2001	7.956
Wielkopolski National Park	1957	7.584
Wigierski National Park	1989	15.085
Wolinski National Park	1960	10.937

See also

• Geography of Poland

External links

• Polish National Parks

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of Poland."

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List of national parks of South Africa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

South Africa's national parks are maintained by South Africa National Parks also known as SANPark.

• Addo Elephant National Park
• Agulhas National Park
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• Bontebok National Park
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park
• Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• Karoo National Park
• Kalahari Gemsbok Park (extends into Botswana aswell)
• Knysna National Lake Area
• Kruger National Park
• Marakele National Park
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• Namaqua National Park
• Richtersveld National Park
• Cape Peninsula
• Tsitsikamma National Park
• Vaalbos National Park
• West Coast National Park
• Wilderness National Park

See also: List of national parks

External links

• SANParks: http://www.parks-sa.co.za/

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of South Africa."

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List of national parks of Thailand

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

National parks in Thailand are defined as an area of least ten square kilometres that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance. Currently there are 102 national parks (including 21 marine national parks). The parks are administered by the Marine National Park Division (MNPD) and the National Park Division (NDP). Often forest parks are miscalled as national parks as well, however those are less protected and governed by the provincial administration.

Another 33 national parks and 3 marine parks are in the process of creation, and are scheduled to be officially gazetted in the future.

Name	Province	Area (km²)	Date created
North
Thung Salaeng Luang	Phitsanulok, Phetchabun	1,262.4
Nam Nao	Phetchabun	966
Doi Inthanon	Chiang Mai	482.4
Doi Khuntan	Lamphun, Lampang	255.29
Lan Sang	Tak	104
Ramkhamhaeng	Sukhothai	341	1980
Doi Suthep-Pui	Chiang Mai	261.06
Sri Satchanalai	Sukhothai	213.2	1981
Mae Ping	Lamphun, Tak, Chiang Mai	1,003.75
Wiang Kosai	Phrae, Lampang	410
Namtok Mae Surin	Mae Hong Son	396.6
Taksin Maharat	Tak	149
Klong Lan	Kamphaeng Phet	300
Phu Hin Rong Kla	Phitsanulok, Loei	307
Mae Yom	Phrae	454.75
Mae Wong	Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan	894	1987
Namtok Chat Trakan	Phitsanulok	543
Chae Son	Lampang	768
Sri Lanna	Chiang Mai	1,406
Doi Luang	Chiang Rai, Phayao, Tak	1,170
Klomg Wang Chao	Kamphaeng Phet, Tak	747
Aob Luang	Chiang Rai	553
Sa La Win	Mae Hong Son	721.52
Khun Chae	Chiang Rai	270
Huay Nam Dang	Chiang Mai	1,252.12
Lam Nam Nan	Phrae, Uttaradit	999.15
Yab Mog	Phetchabun	290
Mae Moei	Tak	185.28
Doi Phukha	Nan	1,704
Mae Phang	Chiang Mai	524
Phu Zang	Chiang Rai, Phayao	284.88
Chiang Dao	Chiang Mai	1,154.92
Mae Wa	Lampang, Tak	587
North-East
Khao Yai	Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Prachinburi	2,168.635
Phu Kradung	Loei	348.12
Phu Phan	Sakhon Nakhon, Kalasin	664.70
Phu Rua	Loei	120.84
Tat Ton	Chaiyaphum	217.18
Kaeng Tana	Ubon Ratchathani	80
Thab Lan	Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi	2,235.80
Phu Kao-Phu Phan Kam	Khon Kaen	322
Phu Chong-Na Yoi	Ubon Ratchathani	686
Huay Huat	Nakhon Phanom, Sakhon Nakhon, Mukdahan	828.56
Mukdahan	Mukdahan	48.5
Phu wiang	Khon Kaen	325
Phu Pha Man	Loei, Khon Kaen	340
Pha Tam	Ubon Ratchathani	350
Phu Sa Dok Bua	Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon, Mukdahan	231
Sai Thong	Chaiyaphum	319
Na Haew	Loei	117.16
Ta Pha Ya	Srakaeo, Buriram	594
Khao Pravihan	Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket	130
Nam Phong	Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum	197
Central and East
Namtok Phlew	Chanthaburi	134.5
Erawan	Kanchanaburi	549.98
Khao Chamo-Khao Wong	Rayong, Chanthaburi	83.68
Khao Khitchakut	Chanthaburi	58.310
Chaloem Rattanakosin	Kanchanaburi	59
Sai Yok	Kanchanaburi	500
Pra Budda Chai	Saraburi	44.57
Kaeng Krachan	Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan	2,914.70
Khaoen Sri Nakarin	Kanchanaburi	1,532
Pang Sida	Srakaeo, Prachinburi	844
Khao Laem	Kanchanaburi	1,497
Phu Toei	Suphanburi	317.48
Kuiburi	Prachuap Khiri Khan	969
Namok Huay Yang	Prachuap Khiri Khan	161
South
Khao Luang	Nakhon Si Thammarat	570
Khao Sok	Surat Thani	738.74
Khao Panom Benja	Krabi	50.12
Khao P-Khao Ya	Phattalung	694
Sri Phang-nga	Phang Nga	246.08
Namtok Yong	Nakhon Si Thammarat	205
Khao Nam Khang	Songkhla	212
Kaeng Krung	Surat Thani	541
Tai Rom Yen	Surat Thani	425
Bang Lang	Yala	261
Namtok Ngao	Ranong, Chumphon	668
Budo-Sungai Padi	Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala	341	1974
Namtok Si Khid	Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani	145
Klong Phanom	Nakhon Si Thammarat	410.40
not yet gazetted
Mai Ta Khai	Chiang Mai
Aob Khan	Chiang Mai
Doi Wiang Pha	Lampang
Tham Phathai	Lampang
Doi Phaklong	Phrae
Klong Tron	Uttaradit
Sri Nan	Nan
Doi Phunang	Phayao
Mae Tho	Chiang Mai
Namtok Pacharoen	Tak
Kaeng Jegquar	Phitsanulok, Uttaradit
Khun Khan	Chiang Mai
Mae Ngao	Mae Hong Son, Tak, Chiang Mai
Pa Mae Paem	Chiang Rai, Phayao
Pu Soidao	Uttaradit
Mae Charim	Nan
Mae Wang	Lampang, Lamphun
Mae Phasa	Tak
Khunnan	Nan
Nunthaburi	Nan
Thong Pha Phum	Kanchanaburi
Lam Klong Ngu	Kanchanaburi
Namtok Klong Kaew	Trat
Pa Hin Ngam	Chaiyaphum
Phu Lang Ka	Nong Khai
Phu Pha Lek	Sakhon Nakhon, Ubon Ratchathani
Phu Lang Ka	Chaiyaphum
Namtok Sai Khao	Pattani, Yala, Songkhla
Khao Nan	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Sun Gala Khiri	Yala, Songkhla
Namtok Shipo	Pattani, Narathiwat

External links

• National park division
• List of Thailand National parks

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of national parks of Thailand."

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List of U.S. national parks

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Maintained by the United States National Park Service:

National Parks

• Acadia National Park
• Arches National Park
• Badlands National Park
• Big Bend National Park
• Biscayne National Park
• Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Channel Islands National Park
• Crater Lake National Park
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• Death Valley National Park
• Denali National Park and Preserve
• Dry Tortugas National Park
• Everglades National Park
• Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve
• Glacier National Park
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Grand Teton National Park
• Great Basin National Park
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• Haleakala National Park
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Hot Springs National Park
• Isle Royale National Park
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
• Lassen Volcanic National Park
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Mount Rainier National Park
• National Park of American Samoa
• North Cascades National Park
• Olympic National Park
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Redwood National and State Parks
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Saguaro National Park
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
• Shenandoah National Park
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park
• Virgin Islands National Park
• Voyageurs National Park
• Wind Cave National Park
• Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park
• Zion National Park

National Monuments

• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
• Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
• Aztec Ruins National Monument
• Bandelier National Monument
• Booker T Washington National Monument
• Buck Island Reef National Monument
• Cabrillo National Monument
• Canyon De Chelly National Monument
• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
• Capulin Volcano National Monument
• Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
• Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
• Castle Clinton National Monument
• Cedar Breaks National Monument
• Chiricahua National Monument
• Colorado National Monument
• Congaree Swamp National Monument
• Craters Of The Moon National Monument
• Devils Postpile National Monument
• Devils Tower National Monument
• Dinosaur National Monument
• Effigy Mounds National Monument
• El Malpais National Monument
• El Morro National Monument
• Ellis Island National Monument
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
• Fort Frederica National Monument
• Fort Matanzas National Monument
• Fort Moultrie National Monument
• Fort Pulaski National Monument
• Fort Stanwix National Monument
• Fort Sumter National Monument
• Fort Union National Monument
• Fossil Butte National Monument
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument
• George Washington Carver National Monument
• Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
• Grand Portage National Monument
• Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve
• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
• Hohokam Pima National Monument
• Hovenweep National Monument
• Jewel Cave National Monument
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
• Lava Beds National Monument
• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
• Minidoka Internment National Monument
• Montezuma Castle National Monument
• Muir Woods National Monument
• Natural Bridges National Monument
• Navajo National Monument
• Ocmulgee National Monument
• Oregon Caves National Monument
• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
• Parashant National Monument
• Petroglyph National Monument
• Pinnacles National Monument
• Pipe Spring National Monument
• Pipestone National Monument
• Poverty Point National Monument
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument
• Russell Cave National Monument
• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
• Scotts Bluff National Monument
• Statue Of Liberty National Monument
• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
• Timpanogos Cave National Monument
• Tonto National Monument
• Tuzigoot National Monument
• Walnut Canyon National Monument
• White Sands National Monument
• Wupatki National Monument
• Yucca House National Monument

National Historical Parks, Memorials, and Battlefields

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
• Adams National Historical Park
• Aleutian World War II National Historic Area
• Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
• American Memorial Park
• Andersonville National Historic Site
• Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
• Antietam National Cemetery
• Antietam National Battlefield
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
• Arkansas Post National Memorial
• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
• Battleground National Cemetery
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
• Big Hole National Battlefield
• Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
• Boston National Historical Park
• Boston African American National Historic Site
• Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
• Brown V Board Of Education National Historic Site
• California National Historic Trail
• Cane River National Heritage Area
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park
• Cape Henry National Memorial
• Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
• Central High School National Historic Site
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park
• Chamizal National Memorial
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
• Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site
• Christiansted National Historic Site
• Clara Barton National Historic Site
• Colonial National Historical Park
• Coronado National Memorial
• Cowpens National Battlefield
• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
• De Soto National Memorial
• Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
• Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
• Edison National Historic Site
• Eisenhower National Historic Site
• Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
• Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
• Father Marquette National Memorial
• Federal Hall National Memorial
• Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
• Fort Bowie National Historic Site
• Fort Caroline National Memorial
• Fort Clatsop National Memorial
• Fort Davis National Historic Site
• Fort Donelson National Cemetery
• Fort Donelson National Battlefield
• Fort Laramie National Historic Site
• Fort Larned National Historic Site
• Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield
• Fort Point National Historic Site
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
• Fort Scott National Historic Site
• Fort Smith National Historic Site
• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
• Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
• Fredericksburg National Cemetery
• Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
• Friendship Hill National Historic Site
• General Grant National Memorial
• George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
• Gettysburg National Military Park
• Gettysburg National Cemetery
• Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
• Golden Spike National Historic Site
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
• Hamilton Grange National Memorial
• Hampton National Historic Site
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
• Harry S Truman National Historic Site
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
• Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
• Homestead National Monument of America
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
• Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
• Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
• Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
• Independence National Historical Park
• Inupiat Heritage Center
• James A Garfield National Historic Site
• Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve
• Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (St. Louis Gateway Arch)
• Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
• John F Kennedy National Historic Site
• John Muir National Historic Site
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial
• Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail
• Kalaupapa National Historical Park
• Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
• Keweenaw National Historical Park
• Kings Mountain National Military Park
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
• Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
• Lincoln Memorial
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
• Lincoln Home National Historic Site
• Little River Canyon National Preserve
• Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
• Longfellow National Historic Site
• Lowell National Historical Park
• Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
• Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
• Maine Acadian Culture
• Manassas National Battlefield Park
• Manzanar National Historic Site
• Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
• Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
• Mary Mcleod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
• Minute Man National Historical Park
• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
• Monocacy National Battlefield
• Moores Creek National Battlefield
• Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
• Morristown National Historical Park
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Natchez National Historical Park
• New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
• New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
• Nez Perce National Historical Park
• Nicodemus National Historic Site
• Ninety Six National Historic Site
• Oklahoma City National Memorial
• Oregon National Historic Trail
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
• Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
• Pea Ridge National Military Park
• Pecos National Historical Park
• Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
• Petersburg National Battlefield
• Pony Express National Historic Trail
• Poplar Grove National Cemetery
• Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
• Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
• Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
• Richmond National Battlefield Park
• Roger Williams National Memorial
• Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
• Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
• Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
• Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
• Salem Maritime National Historic Site
• Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
• San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
• San Juan National Historic Site
• San Juan Island National Historical Park
• Santa Fe National Historic Trail
• Saratoga National Historical Park
• Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
• Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
• Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site
• Shiloh National Military Park
• Shiloh National Cemetery
• Sitka National Historical Park
• Springfield Armory National Historic Site
• Steamtown National Historic Site
• Stones River National Cemetery
• Stones River National Battlefield
• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
• Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial
• Thomas Stone National Historic Site
• Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
• Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
• Tumacácori National Historical Park
• Tupelo National Battlefield
• Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site
• Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
• U S S Arizona Memorial
• Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
• Valley Forge National Historical Park
• Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
• Vicksburg National Military Park
• Vicksburg National Cemetery
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• War In The Pacific National Historical Park
• Washington Monument
• Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
• Weir Farm National Historic Site
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site
• William Howard Taft National Historic Site
• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
• Women's Rights National Historical Park
• Wright Brothers National Memorial
• Yorktown National Cemetery
• Yorktown National Battlefield

National Recreation Areas, Seashores and Trails

• Amistad National Recreation Area
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail
• Assateague Island National Seashore
• Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
• Bluestone National Scenic River
• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
• Buffalo National River
• Canaveral National Seashore
• Cape Cod National Seashore
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore
• Cape Lookout National Seashore
• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
• Chickasaw National Recreation Area
• Cumberland Island National Seashore
• Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Delaware National Scenic River
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• Fire Island National Seashore
• Gateway National Recreation Area
• Gauley River National Recreation Area
• George Washington Memorial Parkway
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Gulf Islands National Seashore
• Ice Age National Scenic Trail
• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway
• Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
• Lake Mead National Recreation Area
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
• Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
• Missouri National Recreational River
• Natchez Trace Parkway
• New River Gorge National River
• Niobrara National Scenic River
• North Country National Scenic Trail
• Obed Wild and Scenic River
• Ozark National Scenic Riverways
• Padre Island National Seashore
• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Point Reyes National Seashore
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
• Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
• Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
• Ross Lake National Recreation Area
• Saint Croix National Scenic River
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
• Suitland Parkway
• Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
• Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

Other Preserves and Protected Areas

• Alagnak Wild River
• Alcatraz Island
• Allegany State Park
• Anacostia Park
• Baltimore-Washington Parkway
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
• Big Cypress National Preserve
• Big Thicket National Preserve
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Capitol Hill Parks
• Catoctin Mountain Park
• City Of Rocks National Reserve
• Constitution Gardens
• Fort Dupont Park
• Fort Washington Park
• Glen Echo Park
• Great Falls Park
• Green Springs
• Greenbelt Park
• Harmony Hall
• Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
• Mojave National Preserve
• National Capital Parks-Central
• National Capital Parks-East
• National Mall
• New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
• Noatak National Preserve
• Northwest Alaska Areas
• Old Post Office Tower
• Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
• Pierce Mill
• Piscataway Park
• President's Park (White House)
• Presidio of San Francisco
• Prince William Forest Park
• Rock Creek Park
• Roosevelt Campobello International Park
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
• The Old Stone House
• Theodore Roosevelt Island Park
• Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
• Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts
• Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of U.S. national parks."

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National park

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

National parks are reserves of land, usually owned by national governments, that are protected from most human development.

The idea of a national park was first formulated by painter George Catlin. In his travels though the American West, he became concerned about the future of the Native Americans he met and the natural wonders he saw. In 1832 he wroted that they might be preserved,

by some great protecting policy of government... in a magnificent park.... A nation's park, containing man and beast, in all the wild and freshness of their nature's beauty!

The first effort by any government to set aside such lands was in the United States, where an Act of Congress signed by Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864 ceded Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove (heart of the future Yosemite National Park) to the state of California:

. . . the said State shall accept this grant upon the express conditions that the premises shall he held for public use, resort, and recreation; shall be inalienable for all time . . .

Several years later, a similar measure was proposed for an area in Wyoming and Montana, but problems with tourists and settlers in and around Yosemite, and the fact that the proposed reserve lay in more than one state, led to the idea of a federally controlled park. In 1871, Yellowstone National Park was established as the world's first truly national park. Following the better idea established in Yellowstone, Yosemite was created a national park in 1890, and followed soon after by other parks in many other nations.

National parks are usually located in places which have been largely undeveloped, and often feature areas with exceptional native animals, plants and ecosystems (particularly endangered examples of such), or unusual geological features. Occasionally, national parks are declared in developed areas with the goal of returning the area to resemble its original state as closely as possible. In some countries (e.g., United Kingdom) the designation of an area as a national park does not entail national ownership of the land, but simply enforces conservation through planning regulations. UK national parks typically include significant amounts of privately owned land, are used for agriculture, and contain small towns and public roads.

Most national parks have a dual role in offering a refuge for wildlife and as popular tourist areas. Managing the potential for conflict between these two roles can be difficult, particularly as tourists often generate revenue for the parks which can be spent on conservation projects. Occasionally mineral resources are discovered in national parks - if attempts are made to exploit such resources it usually leads to considerable conflict with environmentalists who believe that no such activities should be conducted within these parks.

Some countries (e.g. the U.S.) also designate sites of special cultural, scientific or historical importance as national parks, or as special entities within their national park systems. Other countries use a different scheme for historical site preservation.

In many countries, local government bodies may also maintain park systems. For example, in the US, there are state parks, regional parks, and county parks in addition to the national park system. Generally though not always, the most important sites are national parks.

See also: List of national parks, National Forest

External links

• US National Parks Service
  • Main: http://www.nps.gov/
  • Data: http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/index.htm
  • Digital maps: http://www.nps.gov/carto/list_a-z.html
• Parks Victoria (Australia): http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/index_hm.html
• UN Protected Places database: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/data/database/un_combo.html
  

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National park."

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National parks of England and Wales

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In England and Wales each national park is operated by its own National Park Authority.

Current Parks

• Brecon Beacons National Park
• Dartmoor National Park
• Exmoor National Park
• Lake District National Park
• Northumberland National Park
• North York Moors National Park
• Peak District National Park
• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
• Snowdonia National Park
• Yorkshire Dales National Park
• The Broads National Park

Proposed Parks

• New Forest National Park
• South Downs National Park

Parks in other parts of the British Isles

• National parks of Scotland
• National parks of Northern Ireland
• National parks of Ireland

External link

• Council for National Parks: http://www.cnp.org.uk/

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National parks of England and Wales."

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National parks of Sweden

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency, or Naturvårdsverket.

• Abisko National Park
• Ängsö National Park
• Björnlandet National Park
• Blå Jungfrun National Park
• Dalby Söderskog National Park
• Djurö National Park
• Färnebofjärden National Park
• Garphyttan National Park
• Gotska Sandön National Park
• Hamra National Park
• Haparanda National Park
• Norra Kvill National Park
• Muddus National Park
• Padjelanta National Park
• Pieljekaise National Park
• Sånfjället National Park
• Sarek Tyresta National Park
• Skärgård National Park
• Skuleskogen National Park
• Söderåsen National Park
• Stenshuvud National Park
• Stora Sjöfallet National Park
• Store Mosse National Park
• Tiveden National Park
• Tresticklan National Park
• Vadvetjåkka National Park

External links

• Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency - Official site (English)

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National parks of Sweden."

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