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Pacaya
Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. It rises to an elevation of . After being dormant for over 70 years, it began erupting vigorously in 1961 and has been erupting frequently since then. Much of its activity is Strombolian, but occasionally Plinian eruptions also occur, sometimes showering the area of the nearby Departments with ash.
Virgin Islands National Park
14,700 acres in St. John, Virgin Islands (US) managed by the National Park Service
Lemmenjoki National Park
national park in Lapland region, Finland
Ojców National Park
national park of Poland
Nelson Lakes National Park
national park in New Zealand
Northumberland National Park
national park in England
Rokua National Park
national park in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Oulanka National Park
national park in Finland
Tomorr Mountain National Park
national park in Albania
Pyhä-Häkki National Park
national park in Saarijärvi, Finland
Petkeljärvi National Park
national park in Finland
Ankarana Special Reserve
protected area in northern Madagascar
Linnansaari National Park
national park in Finland
Uzunbodzhak Reserve
Uzunbodzhak (), also transliterated as Ouzounboudjak is an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, one of the five nature reserves in Strandzha Nature Park in south-eastern Bulgaria. The reserve is sometimes called Lopushna (). Uzunbodzhak was established on 13 December 1956 and was included in the UNESCO network of biosphere reserves in March 1977. It covers an area of 2529.6 hectares, or 25.296 km2. All economic activities are prohibited on the territory of the reserve.
Independence National Historical Park
national historic site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Liesjärvi National Park
national park in Finland
Rucker Park
park in the United States of America
Chimney Rock National Historic Site
historic site in Nebraska, United States
Analamerana Special Reserve
wildlife reserve in the north of Madagascar
Genkai Quasi-National Park
Quasi-National Park around Genkai Sea in Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki, Japan
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
2,040-acre park in Alabama (US) maintained by the National Park Service
Naujan Lake
lake in the Philippines
Ambatovaky Special Reserve
tropical rainforest and wildlife reserve in Madagascar
Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service
Fort Robinson
former U.S. Army fort, Nebraska
Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia
Lac La Hache Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
Skihist Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
José Armando Bermúdez National Park
national park in the Dominican Republic
Pea Ridge National Military Park
historic site in Arkansas, United States; site of a Union victory in the Civil War (March 8, 1862)
Rosewall Creek Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
Lion Island
protected area in New South Wales, Australia
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park
state park in Weaverville, California
Marble Canyon Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
Monte Lake Provincial Park
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada