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Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. But across the globe in Mongolia, just south of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, a mountain holds a claim ...

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Isle Royale National Park is a remote island in northwestern Lake Superior in Michigan. Here's a look at what to know.