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Which is the smallest national park of our country?

The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km2).



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What are the 5 smallest national parks?
  • Gateway Arch National Park.
  • Hot Springs National Park.
  • National Park of American Samoa.
  • Virgin Islands National Park.
  • Congaree National Park.


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What is the largest national park site? Smallest?
  • Largest: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, AK, at 13.2 million acres.
  • Smallest: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, PA, at 0.02 acres.


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The New River Gorge was given National Park Service protection in 1978 as a national river, and was expanded to New River Gorge National Park & Preserve — this country's newest national park — in the plague year of 2020 courtesy of legislation drafted by Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito.

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National Park of American Samoa: The least-visited US national park in 2022 saw just 1,887 visits. Most visitors will need a passport to travel to American Samoa. 2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska: This vast park contains no roads or trails.

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The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km2).

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Norwich is the only English city with part of a national park in its midst. The stretch of the River Wensum that flows through the city is part of the Broads. The Broads is in East Anglia, one of the driest regions in the country by rainfall.

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The Lake District National Park is the largest National Park in England at 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi) and second largest in the United Kingdom after Scotland's Cairngorms National Park.

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We begin with the Statue of Unity, a monument dedicated to the politician Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the founders of modern India. The sculpture is located in the province of Gujarat, next to the mouth of the Narmada River. At a height of 597 feet (182 meters), it's currently the tallest statue in the world.

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