List of National Natural Landmarks in Rhode Island
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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmark
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National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...
s in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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| 1 | Ell Pond Ell Pond Ell Pond is a kettle hole in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island. It is surrounded by a swamp of red maple and Atlantic white cypress, and by steep granitic monadnocks. The small area contains communities of both hydrophytic and xeric plants, which makes it ideal for ecological research... |
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Rockville, Rhode Island 41.505331°N 71.782908°W | Rhode Island | This kettle hole is surrounded by a swamp of red maple Red Maple Acer rubrum , is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America. It ranges from the Lake of the Woods on the border between Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to near Miami, Florida, and southwest to east Texas... and Atlantic white cypress with steep granitic monadnock Monadnock A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain... s. There is a rare mix of both hydrophytic and xeric plants. |
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