national park
noun
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress
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Weber and a team of researchers set out to survey the Upemba lechwe’s population in March, flying a four-seater airplane systematically across the antelope’s preferred range in the national park, according to a study published May 25 in the African Journal of Ecology.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
While many game drives in Africa take place on public land (such as within the national parks), most tourism in the Pantanal is happening on private land.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
That presumably includes the plan to build a museum, sculpture garden, visiting artist residences and a space for community engagement on a 2.5-acre parcel of vacant land dotted with scrub not far from the national park.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The national park has Kilauea and Mauna Loa, the latter being the world’s largest active volcano.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
While many game drives in Africa take place on public land (such as within the national parks), most tourism in the Pantanal is happening on private land.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
That presumably includes the plan to build a museum, sculpture garden, visiting artist residences and a space for community engagement on a 2.5-acre parcel of vacant land dotted with scrub not far from the national park.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The national park has Kilauea and Mauna Loa, the latter being the world’s largest active volcano.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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“National park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20park. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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