Auyuittuq National Park (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, “the land that never melts”) is a national park on Baffin Island’s Cumberland Peninsula in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, the largest area in Canada. The park was first called Baffin Island National Park when it was created in 1972. Its name was changed to Auyuittuq in 1976 to better show the area’s connection to the land and its history.
Yosemite National Park is a national park in California, United States. It is next to the Sierra National Forest on the southeast and the Stanislaus National Forest on the northwest. The National Park Service manages the park, which covers 1,187 square miles (3,070 square kilometers) across four counties—mainly Tuolumne and Mariposa, and also parts of Mono and Madera.
Yellowstone National Park is a national park in the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small parts extending into Montana and Idaho. It was created by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S.
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve located in south central Alaska. It is the largest national park in the United States and covers the Wrangell Mountains and a large part of the Saint Elias Mountains.
White Sands National Park is a United States national park located in New Mexico and surrounded by White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km) in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275-mile (710 km) field of white sand dunes made of gypsum crystals. This gypsum dunefield is the largest of its kind on Earth, with a depth of about 30 feet (9.1 m), dunes as tall as 60 feet (18 m), and about 4.5 billion short tons (4.1 billion metric tons) of gypsum sand.
Voyageurs National Park is a U.S. national park in northern Minnesota. It was created in 1975.
The Virgin Islands National Park is a United States national park that protects about 60% of Saint John’s land area in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also preserves more than 5,500 acres (2,226 hectares; 9 square miles) of nearby ocean and nearly all of Hassel Island, which is located near Charlotte Amalie Harbor on Saint Thomas.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a U.S. national park located in the badlands of western North Dakota. It includes three separate areas.
Shenandoah National Park is a United States national park located in Virginia, covering part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its wide valley to the west and gentle hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east. Skyline Drive is the main road in the park, usually running along the top of the mountain range.
Saguaro National Park is a national park in the United States located in southeastern Arizona. The park covers 92,000 acres (37,000 hectares) and includes two separate areas: the Tucson Mountain District (TMD), which is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Tucson, and the Rincon Mountain District (RMD), which is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of the city. Both areas protect Sonoran Desert landscapes, plants, and animals, including the large saguaro cactus.