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1938 poster promoting Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world Interactive map (possibly incomplete) of the National Parks of the United States. The United States has 63 national parks , which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service , an agency of the Department of the Interior ...
The Howgill Fells [6] and Orton Fells [7] are sometimes considered to be part of the Pennines, both inside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. [24] The Pennines are fringed by extensive lowlands including the Eden Valley, West Lancashire Coastal Plain, Cheshire Plain, Vale of York, Humberhead Levels and the Midland Plains. Scenery in the Forest ...
The Indiana Dunes cover 15 miles of Indiana coast and more than 50 miles of trails through sand dunes, woods, prairies and wetlands, according to the National Park Service. Lewis & Clark National ...
A goal of having at least one state park within an hour's drive for every Hoosier was met when Prophetstown State Park was established in 2004. [6] It is possible to view the Milky Way at 3 of the 24 Indiana State Parks, [7] which are Shades State Park, Tippecanoe River State Park, and Turkey Run State Park.
The area shares a boundary with the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the south and extends as far as the Tyne Valley, just south of Hadrian's Wall in the north. [7] The North Pennines are notable for rare flora and fauna, including wild alpine plants not found elsewhere in Britain. It is also home to red squirrels and diverse birds of prey.
The Indiana Dunes National Park and the Indiana Dunes State Park are two natural landmarks of the area. Northwest Indiana is marked with swell and swale topography as it retreats South from Lake Michigan (which are remnants of the beaches of ancient Lake Michigan) and is one of the marshiest parts of the state. The ecology changes dramatically ...
The South Pennines Regional Park (or South Pennines Park) was a proposed national park that would cover the South Pennines area in Northern England, encompassing parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. It would also adjoin the borders of two existing national parks; the Yorkshire Dales in the north and the Peak District in ...
South of this, the main line of the Pennines (often called "the backbone of England") continues into the Yorkshire Dales around the Stainmore Gap, a limestone-dominated area of broad valleys and moorland. The Yorkshire Three Peaks are some of the highest summits in the area, which became a national park in 1954.