…(1771–1806), Scottish explorer. He undertook a series of explorations in West Africa (1795-7), among them the navigation of the Niger. He drowned on a second expedition to the Niger (1805-6)…
…an area or building where cars or other vehicles may be left temporarily…
…a large enclosed area of ground attached to a country house, in which deer are kept…
…the largest British royal park, in west central London. It contains the Serpentine, Marble Arch, the Albert Memorial, and Speakers' Corner…
…a village in northeastern Illinois, west of Chicago; population 49,557 (est. 2008)…
…a prefabricated building occupied as a permanent home, located with others in a dedicated area of ground…
…a city in east central New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean, long a noted resort; population 16,546 (est. 2008)…
…a borough in southwestern Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh; population 31,562 (est. 2008)…
…a city in southern California, southeast of Los Angeles; population 79,379 (est. 2008). Its tourist attractions include Knott’s Berry Farm, a theme park…
…park (a vehicle) alongside one that is already parked at the side of the road…
…a city in north central California, south of San Francisco; population 30,087 (est. 2008)…
…an area where a number of office buildings are built together on landscaped grounds…
…a commercial and residential street in Manhattan in New York City, regarded as emblematic of worldly success…
…animals of a breed of primitive cattle that are maintained in a semi-wild state in several parks in Britain. They are typically white in colour with dark ears and muzzles…
…a range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado, west of the Front Range…
…a shopping development situated outside a town or city, typically containing a number of large chain stores…
…an area of parkland where wild animals are kept in the open and may be observed by visitors driving through…
…a village in southeastern New York; population 719 (est. 2008). Developed in the 1880s as a retreat for the rich, it gave its name to the evening jacket…
…a resort and citrus-growing city in east central Florida, northeast of Orlando; population 27,909 (est. 2008)…
…a city in southwestern California, east of Los Angeles; population 77,380 (est. 2008)…
…a city in southeastern Minnesota, north of Minneapolis; population 71,308 (est. 2008)…
…an area where company offices and light industrial premises are built…
…a large public park in the centre of Manhattan in New York City…
…a city in central Maryland, just northeast of Washington, DC, home to the University of Maryland; population 26,925 (est. 2008)…
…an area of countryside, or occasionally sea or fresh water, protected by the state for the enjoyment of the general public or the preservation of wildlife…
…a city in northeastern Kansas, southwest of Kansas City; population 171,231 (est. 2008)…
…a city in northwestern California, north of San Francisco; population 40,496 (est. 2008)…
…an area devoted to scientific research or the development of science-based or technological industries…
…a specially designed outdoor area for snowboarding, containing a variety of ramps, jumps, etc.…
…a state preserve in north central New York, the largest park in the contiguous US…
…a large outdoor area with fairground rides, shows, and other entertainments…
…a city in northeastern Texas, enclosed by northern Dallas, home to Southern Methodist University; population 24,853 (est. 2008)…
…a system for reducing urban traffic congestion, in which drivers leave their cars in car parks on the outskirts of a city and travel to the city centre on public transport…
…(1917–79), South Korean statesman, President 1963–79. After staging a coup in 1961 he was elected President, assuming dictatorial powers in 1971. Under Park’s presidency South Korea emerged as a leading industrial nation…
…a preserve in northern Maine that incorporates Mount Katahdin and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail…
…a city in southeastern Minnesota, west of Minneapolis; population 45,465 (est. 2008)…
…a national preserve in southwestern Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula, noted for its volcanic activity and wildlife…
…a national park in western Cameroon, on the border with Nigeria. It was established in 1961 to protect a large area of tropical rainforest…
…a national park in eastern South Africa, on the Mozambique border. It was originally a game reserve established in 1898 by President Kruger…
…a national park in the Sierra Nevada of California, east of Fresno. It was established in 1890 to protect groves of giant sequoia trees, of which the largest, the General Sherman Tree, is thought to be between 3,000 and 4,000 years old…
…an extensive national park in SE Kenya, established in 1948…
…a research complex in central North Carolina, between Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, that was created in the 1950s by Duke and North Carolina State universities and the University of North Carolina…
