V: Protected Landscape/Seascape
IUCN Category
Protected Areas:
- Natchez National Historical Park
- Fort Zachary Taylor
- El Retiro
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
- Urca de Lima
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- San Miguel de Asile
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
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National park
A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a national government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, and protected from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested previously, what is held to be the first one established was...