Tuesday 2 March 2010

28 US - Yellowstone National Park (1978)

Brief Description

"The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 km2; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho. Yellowstone contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world's largest concentration of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or two thirds of all those on the planet). Established in 1872, Yellowstone is equally known for its wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and wapitis."
黄石国家公园

"黄石国家公园中广袤的自然森林占地面积约9000平方公里, 其中96%位于怀俄明州,3%位于蒙大拿州,还有1%位于爱达荷州。黄石国家公园拥有已知地球地热资源种类的一半,共有1万多处。国家公园还是世界上间歇 泉最集中的地方,共有300多处间歇泉,约占地球总数的三分之二。黄石国家公园建于1872年,它也因为其生物多样性而闻名于世,其中包括灰熊、狼、野牛 和麋鹿等。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/28


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