| LC control no. | sh2005006581 |
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| Geographic heading | White Sands National Park (N.M.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | New Mexico--White Sands National Park |
| Variant(s) | White Sands National Monument (N.M.) |
| See also | National monuments--New Mexico National parks and reserves--New Mexico |
| Found in | National Park Service Web site, Sept. 28, 2005 (White Sands National Monument) National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020, 2020: Page 1895 (established in the State the White Sands National Park as a unit of the National Park System, abolishment of White Sands National Monument) GNIS, Oct. 1, 2020 (White Sands National Park, park, Otero and Dona Ana Counties, N.M.; Coordinates: 32°46ʹ42ʺN, 106°19ʹ31ʺW; variant: White Sands National Monument) National monument re-designated as White Sands National Park, Dec. 21, 2019 National Park Service news release, viewed on NPS website March 4, 2021: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 includes a provision that re-designates White Sands National Monument as White Sands National Park) |
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