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World's National Parks

World's National Parks
Magazine

Ever since Yellowstone National Park was established in 1972, countries all over the world have since followed in America’s footsteps. Today there are over 4,000 national parks all across the globe, protecting a wide variety of landscapes. These pure and unspoiled areas make fantastic travel locations, whether you want to go camping in the Lake District, hike through the chasm of the Grand Canyon, bungee jump by Victoria Falls or cruise along the tranquil Lijiang river, national parks make ideal destinations for nature lovers of all ages.

WELCOME TO World's Greatest NATIONAL PARKS

World's National Parks

VISITING NATIONAL PARKS • THE PERFECT DESTINATION FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

YELLOWSTONE • THE WORLD’S FIRST NATIONAL PARK IS A TRUE WILDERNESS IN THE HEART OF AMERICA, TEEMING WITH GEOTHERMAL WONDERS

GREAT SAND DUNES • HIKE UP AMERICA’S TALLEST SAND DUNES AND SLIDE RIGHT BACK DOWN

SEQUOIA • EXPLORE THIS MAJESTIC LANDSCAPE WHERE NATURE’S CREATIONS DWARF EVERYTHING

HAWAII VOLCANOES • A LIVING, CONSTANTLY CHANGING NATIONAL PARK – AND IT’S STILL GROWING

MAMMOTH CAVE • ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF WITH A VISIT TO THE LONGEST KNOWN CAVE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS • GO OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN A POPULAR CORNER OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

EVERGLADES • MEANDER THROUGH A MAGICAL MOSAIC OF WETLANDS AND MANGROVES IN THE DEEP SOUTH

BRYCE CANYON • TEETERING TOWERS OF ROCK CALLED HOODOOS SEEM TO DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS

OLYMPIC • DISCOVER LEGENDARY BEACHES, FORESTS AND THE OTHER MOUNT OLYMPUS

YOSEMITE • WHERE GRANITE MOUNTAINS CARVED BY ANCIENT GLACIERS PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN FOR WILDLIFE

GLACIER • EXPLORE THE ‘CROWN OF THE CONTINENT’ IN AMERICA’S FROZEN NORTH

ARCHES • Ethereal archways stretch overhead throughout this hidden gem of the Utah desert

WRANGELL–ST ELIAS • THE WINTER WONDERLAND SIX TIMES THE SIZE OF YELLOWSTONE

GRAND CANYON • MARVEL AT THE EPIC SCALE OF THIS NATURAL WORLD WONDER

AMERICAN SAMOA • EXPLORE SEAS AND SUMMITS IN THE USA’S SOUTH PACIFIC PARADISE

TIKAL • DEEP IN THE JUNGLE OF CENTRAL AMERICA LIE THE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT CIVILISATION

NORTHEAST GREENLAND • THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND NORTHERNMOST NATIONAL PARK IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE

BANFF • THIS MOUNTAIN PARADISE IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES IS BRIMMING WITH PICTURE-PERFECT VIEWS, ADVENTURE SPORTS AND BOUNTIFUL WILDLIFE

MANUEL ANTONIO • IF YOU’RE AN ADVENTURE-SEEKER WHO ALSO LOVES TO CHILL ON THE BEACH, COSTA RICA HAS THE NATIONAL PARK FOR YOU

IGUAZÚ • THESE AWE-INSPIRING WATERFALLS ARE AN UNMISSABLE SIGHT FOR ANY SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP

GALÁPAGOS • THE ONLY PLACE ON EARTH WHERE YOU CAN MEET TROPICAL PENGUINS, GIANT TORTOISES AND BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES

CANAIMA • FAMOUS FOR ITS NATURAL WONDERS, THIS PARK IS AN ADVENTURER’S PARADISE

LOS GLACIARES • MONUMENTAL GLACIERS MEET COLOSSAL PEAKS IN ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE LANDSCAPES ON EARTH

SAJAMA • EXPLORE THE PEACEFUL HIGH-ALTITUDES OF BOLIVIA’S LESS-TRAVELLED NATIONAL PARK

LENÇÓIS MARANHENSES • IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL, THE ELEMENTS TRANSPIRE TO CREATE THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PARTNERSHIPS

TORRES DEL PAINE • A WHIRLWIND OF TOWERING PEAKS, ELECTRIC LAKES AND THUNDERING GLACIERS, TORRES DEL PAINE IS PATAGONIAN WILDERNESS AT ITS MOST SPECTACULAR

JOSTEDALSBREEN • NESTLED IN THE FJORDS OF NORWAY, THE LARGEST GLACIER IN MAINLAND EUROPE IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD

CONNEMARA • THE RUGGED COASTLINE OF WESTERN IRELAND IS GUARANTEED TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY

CAIRNGORMS • EXPLORE RUGGED SLOPES, GLASSY LOCHS AND ANCIENT FORESTS IN THE UK’S LARGEST NATIONAL PARK

PLITVICE LAKES...


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Frequency: One time Pages: 148 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: World's National Parks

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  • Release date: May 30, 2024

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Ever since Yellowstone National Park was established in 1972, countries all over the world have since followed in America’s footsteps. Today there are over 4,000 national parks all across the globe, protecting a wide variety of landscapes. These pure and unspoiled areas make fantastic travel locations, whether you want to go camping in the Lake District, hike through the chasm of the Grand Canyon, bungee jump by Victoria Falls or cruise along the tranquil Lijiang river, national parks make ideal destinations for nature lovers of all ages.

WELCOME TO World's Greatest NATIONAL PARKS

World's National Parks

VISITING NATIONAL PARKS • THE PERFECT DESTINATION FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

YELLOWSTONE • THE WORLD’S FIRST NATIONAL PARK IS A TRUE WILDERNESS IN THE HEART OF AMERICA, TEEMING WITH GEOTHERMAL WONDERS

GREAT SAND DUNES • HIKE UP AMERICA’S TALLEST SAND DUNES AND SLIDE RIGHT BACK DOWN

SEQUOIA • EXPLORE THIS MAJESTIC LANDSCAPE WHERE NATURE’S CREATIONS DWARF EVERYTHING

HAWAII VOLCANOES • A LIVING, CONSTANTLY CHANGING NATIONAL PARK – AND IT’S STILL GROWING

MAMMOTH CAVE • ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF WITH A VISIT TO THE LONGEST KNOWN CAVE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS • GO OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN A POPULAR CORNER OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

EVERGLADES • MEANDER THROUGH A MAGICAL MOSAIC OF WETLANDS AND MANGROVES IN THE DEEP SOUTH

BRYCE CANYON • TEETERING TOWERS OF ROCK CALLED HOODOOS SEEM TO DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS

OLYMPIC • DISCOVER LEGENDARY BEACHES, FORESTS AND THE OTHER MOUNT OLYMPUS

YOSEMITE • WHERE GRANITE MOUNTAINS CARVED BY ANCIENT GLACIERS PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN FOR WILDLIFE

GLACIER • EXPLORE THE ‘CROWN OF THE CONTINENT’ IN AMERICA’S FROZEN NORTH

ARCHES • Ethereal archways stretch overhead throughout this hidden gem of the Utah desert

WRANGELL–ST ELIAS • THE WINTER WONDERLAND SIX TIMES THE SIZE OF YELLOWSTONE

GRAND CANYON • MARVEL AT THE EPIC SCALE OF THIS NATURAL WORLD WONDER

AMERICAN SAMOA • EXPLORE SEAS AND SUMMITS IN THE USA’S SOUTH PACIFIC PARADISE

TIKAL • DEEP IN THE JUNGLE OF CENTRAL AMERICA LIE THE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT CIVILISATION

NORTHEAST GREENLAND • THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND NORTHERNMOST NATIONAL PARK IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE

BANFF • THIS MOUNTAIN PARADISE IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES IS BRIMMING WITH PICTURE-PERFECT VIEWS, ADVENTURE SPORTS AND BOUNTIFUL WILDLIFE

MANUEL ANTONIO • IF YOU’RE AN ADVENTURE-SEEKER WHO ALSO LOVES TO CHILL ON THE BEACH, COSTA RICA HAS THE NATIONAL PARK FOR YOU

IGUAZÚ • THESE AWE-INSPIRING WATERFALLS ARE AN UNMISSABLE SIGHT FOR ANY SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP

GALÁPAGOS • THE ONLY PLACE ON EARTH WHERE YOU CAN MEET TROPICAL PENGUINS, GIANT TORTOISES AND BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES

CANAIMA • FAMOUS FOR ITS NATURAL WONDERS, THIS PARK IS AN ADVENTURER’S PARADISE

LOS GLACIARES • MONUMENTAL GLACIERS MEET COLOSSAL PEAKS IN ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE LANDSCAPES ON EARTH

SAJAMA • EXPLORE THE PEACEFUL HIGH-ALTITUDES OF BOLIVIA’S LESS-TRAVELLED NATIONAL PARK

LENÇÓIS MARANHENSES • IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL, THE ELEMENTS TRANSPIRE TO CREATE THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PARTNERSHIPS

TORRES DEL PAINE • A WHIRLWIND OF TOWERING PEAKS, ELECTRIC LAKES AND THUNDERING GLACIERS, TORRES DEL PAINE IS PATAGONIAN WILDERNESS AT ITS MOST SPECTACULAR

JOSTEDALSBREEN • NESTLED IN THE FJORDS OF NORWAY, THE LARGEST GLACIER IN MAINLAND EUROPE IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD

CONNEMARA • THE RUGGED COASTLINE OF WESTERN IRELAND IS GUARANTEED TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY

CAIRNGORMS • EXPLORE RUGGED SLOPES, GLASSY LOCHS AND ANCIENT FORESTS IN THE UK’S LARGEST NATIONAL PARK

PLITVICE LAKES...


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