The Great National Parks of the World

Contents: Introduction. Europe: 1. Abisko National Park, Sweden. 2. Tatras National Parks, Poland/Slovakian Republic. 3. Wattenmeer National Park, Germany. 4. Bayerischer Wald National Park, Germany. 5. Lake District National Park/Great Britain. 6. Port-Cros National Park, France. 7. Vanoise National Park, France. 8. Cevennes National Park, France. 9. Engadina National Park, Switzerland. 10. Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. 11. Abruzzo National Park, Italy. 12. Donana National Park, Spain. Africa: 1. Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania. 2. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. 3. Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara Game Park, Tanzania/Kenya. 4. Tsavo E Amboseli National Parks, Kenya. 5. Virunga National Park, Zaire. 6. Etosha National Park, Namibia. 7. Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park (Okawango), Botswana. 8. Kruger National Park, South Africa. 9. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. 10. Aldhabra Atoll/Seychelles. Asia: 1. Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt. 2. Rathanbore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 3. Corbett National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India. 4. Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. 5. Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. 6. Wolong National Park, China. 7. Joshinetsu-Kogen National Park, Japan. 8. Komodo National Park, Indonesia. 9. Danum Valley Field Center, Borneo. South Seas: 1. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia. 2. Kakadu National Park, Australia. 3. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia. 4. Lamington National Park, Australia. 5. Karijini National Park, Western Australia. 6. Mount Cook National Park, Australia. 7. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA. North America: 1. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA. 2. Jasper E Banff National Parks, Canada. 3. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. 4. Yosemite National Park/California, USA. 5. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. 6. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. 7. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. South America: 1. Isla Del Coco, Costa Rica. 2. Canaima National Park, Venezuela. 3. Galapagos National Park, Ecuador. 4. Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. 5. Iguazu National Park, Argentina. 6. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. 7. Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Index.

"This is the era of globalization: television, internet and other means of communication leave us with the impression that we have the world in the palms of our hands. We are bombarded with a non-stop barrage of information and we are convinced that we are perfectly aware and in control of the reality that surrounds us. Then, those who are fortunate enough to visit in person the places they thought they knew, realize how illusory their conviction is. So let us pause a while and enjoy the incredible images of this volume, a real journey through nature. A journey of times gone by, when travelers took their time to explore, investigate or simply be entranced by the spectacle of a magnificent mountain, or the sunlight filtering through the forest, the tenderness of a mother towards her cubs, the momentous power of the waves. Let us relish the joy of knowing that these places are special twice over: for nature has made them unique and human wisdom has made them national parks." (jacket)