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National Park of American Samoa

Samoa, a chain of mountainous islands clothed in tropical rainforest, is ringed with rugged cliffs, glistening beaches, and biologically rich coral reefs. The National Park of American Samoa is a national park on the American territory of American Samoa, distributed … Continue reading

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100 National Parks Of The World

1. Banff National Park (Canada) Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. [ Photo by Gorgo / public domain ] Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. … Continue reading

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Wood Buffalo National Park – Alberta

[/caption] Spilling across Alberta’s northern border into the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo encompasses a large area of the subarctic plain. It is a huge national park, certainly the largest in Canada and one of the largest in the world. The … Continue reading

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Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming

[/caption] Around the Grand Loop Road loom the vistas, the sights and sounds and smells that bring the world flocking to Yellowstone: Mammoth Hot Springs’ amazing mineral formations; Roaring Mountain’s steaming fumaroles; Fountain Paint Pot’s bubbling cauldron of reddish mud; … Continue reading

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Banff National Park – Canada

[/caption] First and most famous of Lil the national parks of Canada, Banff is filled with glittering snowcapped peaks, valleys draped in evergreen forests, turquoise lakes, flowered alpine meadows, glaciers, hot springs, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. Four mountain parks — … Continue reading

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