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Serengeti National Park
Year of establishment: 1951 Significant environmental features: Annual wildebeest migration, savanna, and predator-prey dynamics
Galápagos National Park
Year of establishment: 1959 Significant environmental features: Endemic species, volcanic islands, evolutionary studies
Kaziranga National Park
Year of establishment: 1974 Significant environmental features: One-horned rhinoceroses, floodplain ecosystem, tall elephant grass
Kruger National Park
Year of establishment: 1926 Significant environmental features: Big Five game animals, savanna, and biodiversity
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Year of establishment: 1975 Significant environmental features: Coral reef systems, marine biodiversity, and mangrove ecosystems
Torres del Paine National Park
Year of establishment: 1959 Significant environmental features: Mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers
Jiuzhaigou Valley National Park
Year of establishment: 1982 Significant environmental features: Multi-level waterfalls, colorful lakes, snow-capped peaks
Fiordland National Park
Year of establishment: 1952 Significant environmental features: Fjords, mountain ranges, and rainforests
Grand Canyon National Park
Year of establishment: 1919 Significant environmental features: Grand Canyon, Colorado River, complex geology
Banff National Park
Year of establishment: 1885 Significant environmental features: Mountains, glaciers, and ice fields
Yellowstone National Park
Year of establishment: 1872 Significant environmental features: Geysers, hot springs, and diverse wildlife
Zion National Park
Year of establishment: 1919 Significant environmental features: Canyons, high plateaus, rock towers
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Year of establishment: 1934 Significant environmental features: Appalachian Mountains, diverse flora and fauna, deciduous forests
Yosemite National Park
Year of establishment: 1890 Significant environmental features: Giant sequoias, cliffs, and waterfalls
Yellowstone National Park
Year of establishment: 1872 Significant environmental features: Geysers, hot springs, and diverse wildlife
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Year of establishment: 1949 Significant environmental features: Series of cascading lakes, waterfalls, and karst geology
Everglades National Park
Year of establishment: 1934 Significant environmental features: Wetlands, mangrove forests, endangered species like the American crocodile
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