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Torres del Paine National Park
Chile; Famous for its soaring mountains, bright blue icebergs, and golden pampas.
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Country: Brazil Unique Fact: The Pantanal is one of the world's largest tropical wetland areas and a wildlife haven.
Yosemite National Park
United States; Known for its waterfalls, giant sequoia trees, and the iconic Half Dome and El Capitan formations.
Fiordland National Park
New Zealand; Known for its fjords and home to Mitre Peak, as well as the kea, the only alpine parrot.
Jim Corbett National Park
India; Established to protect the endangered Bengal tiger and is one of India's oldest and most prestigious national parks.
Kruger National Park
South Africa; One of Africa's largest game reserves, famous for the Big Five game animals.
Iguazu National Park
Argentina and Brazil; Renowned for the monumental Iguazu Falls, one of the world's most impressive waterfalls.
Jasper National Park
Canada; Distinguished by its vast wilderness, glacier-fed lakes, and the Columbia Icefield, the park is part of the Canadian Rockies.
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil; Protects part of the world’s largest tropical wetland area, critical for a wide array of wildlife including the jaguar and hyacinth macaw.
Komodo National Park
Country: Indonesia Unique Fact: The park was founded primarily to protect the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard.
Lake District National Park
United Kingdom; Known for its mountain range, forests, and lakes, this park is England's largest, providing inspiration to poets and artists.
Chitwan National Park
Nepal; Noted for being one of the last populations of one-horned rhinoceroses and the Bengal tiger.
Grand Canyon National Park
United States; Famed for its immense size and intricate and colorful landscape of the Grand Canyon.
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand; It is the country's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage Site for its cultural and natural importance.
Kilimanjaro National Park
Tanzania; Encompasses Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, and its surrounding montane forest belt.
Acadia National Park
Country: USA Unique Fact: Acadia is the first U.S. National Park east of the Mississippi River and features Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the U.S. East Coast.
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
Country: New Zealand Unique Fact: Home to Aoraki/Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, and the Tasman Glacier, the country's largest glacier.
Kilimanjaro National Park
Country: Tanzania Unique Fact: The park is a home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Australia; Protects the world's largest coral reef system, which is visible from outer space.
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia; Known for its chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, extending into a limestone canyon.
Etosha National Park
Namibia; Renowned for its salt pan so large it can be seen from space and for its population of free-roaming cheetahs.
Lake District National Park
Country: UK Unique Fact: England's largest national park, the Lake District is famous for its association with the 19th-century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth.
Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park
Country: China Unique Fact: Known for its stunning multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
Galápagos National Park
Ecuador; Protects the unique biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands, famous for inspiring Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Canaima National Park
Country: Venezuela Unique Fact: Contains Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall.
Saxon Switzerland National Park
Country: Germany Unique Fact: The park is famous for its unique sandstone formations and the Bastei Bridge.
Yellowstone National Park
United States; First national park in the world, home to numerous geothermal features like Old Faithful geyser.
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania; Known for the annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded wildebeest and 250,000 zebra.
Banff National Park
Canada; Known for its stunning mountain landscapes, crystal-clear lakes, and diverse wildlife.
Biscayne National Park
Country: USA Unique Fact: Biscayne National Park protects a rare combination of aquamarine waters, emerald islands, and vibrant coral reefs.
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