This is a list of some of the more notable

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

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First State National Monument First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford. Initially created as First State National Monument by President Barack O ...

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Great Blue Heron Provincial Park Great Blue Heron Provincial Park is a recreational park in the central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the boreal forest ecozone of Canada. It is adjacent to the eastern boundary of Prince Albert National Park, about north ...

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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit in the U.S. state of Maryland. It commemorates the life of former enslaved Harriet Tubman, who became an activist in the Underground Railroad prior to ...

, , United States , , , - , Mont-Gosford Ecological Reserve , , Canada , , 307 , - , Opémican National Park , , Canada , , 25,250 , - ,

Rio Grande del Norte National Monument The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is an approximately area of public lands in Taos County, New Mexico, proclaimed as a national monument on March 25, 2013, by President Barack Obama under the provisions of the Antiquities Act. It consist ...

, , United States , , 98,118 , - , San Juan Islands National Monument , , United States , , 400 , - ,

Tursujuq National Park Tursujuq National Park is a Provincial Park of Quebec, Canada. Its creation was announced by the Province of Quebec on December 14, 2012, and officially established on July 18, 2013. Located on the east side of Hudson Bay near the Inuit village o ...

, , Canada , , 2,612,100 , - , Waitawa Regional Park , , New Zealand , , 188

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