Difference between revisions of "Yellowstone National Park"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(+ Cat and see also) |
(Correction) |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
* Yellowstone was a beauty spot precisely because the [[Indians]] hunted the [[elk]] and [[moose]] to the edge of [[extinction]]. When they were prevented from [[hunting]] in their traditional grounds, Yellowstone began its complex decline.<ref>[[Michael Crichton]], [http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-ourenvironmentalfuture.html The Case for Skepticism on Global Warming]</ref> | * Yellowstone was a beauty spot precisely because the [[Indians]] hunted the [[elk]] and [[moose]] to the edge of [[extinction]]. When they were prevented from [[hunting]] in their traditional grounds, Yellowstone began its complex decline.<ref>[[Michael Crichton]], [http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-ourenvironmentalfuture.html The Case for Skepticism on Global Warming]</ref> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | *[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]] | |
*[[Thomas Moran]] | *[[Thomas Moran]] | ||
| Line 39: | Line 37: | ||
*[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0043_name_yellowstone_256.asx The Name "Yellowstone"], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | *[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0043_name_yellowstone_256.asx The Name "Yellowstone"], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | ||
*[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0043b_extreme_cold_256.asx Extreme Cold in Yellowstone], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | *[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0043b_extreme_cold_256.asx Extreme Cold in Yellowstone], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| Line 48: | Line 42: | ||
{{Nb_US_national_parks}} | {{Nb_US_national_parks}} | ||
| + | |||
[[Category:Wyoming]] | [[Category:Wyoming]] | ||
[[Category:Idaho]] | [[Category:Idaho]] | ||
[[Category:Montana]] | [[Category:Montana]] | ||
[[Category:World Heritage Sites]] | [[Category:World Heritage Sites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, April 29, 2017
| Yellowstone National Park | |
|---|---|
| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
  | |
| Location | Wyoming, USA (small area in Montana & Idaho) |
| Nearest city | West Yellowstone, MT; Gardiner, MT; Jackson, WY |
| Area[1] | 2,219,791 acres (8,983.2 km²) {2,219,789 acres (8,983.2 km²) federal} |
| Established | March 1, 1872 |
| Visitors[2] | 3,151,343 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | U.S. National Park Service |
| Entrance fee | $12/person or $25/vehicle for 7 days |
| Website | NPS - Yellowstone |
Yellowstone National Park is a National Park located mostly in the state of Wyoming, with small portions of the park in Idaho and Montana. The park is known for its geothermal features such as geysers, hot springs, and mud volcanos. These form part of the Yellowstone Caldera, a supervolcano fed by a mantle plume welling up from beneath the Earth's crust.
- Yellowstone was a beauty spot precisely because the Indians hunted the elk and moose to the edge of extinction. When they were prevented from hunting in their traditional grounds, Yellowstone began its complex decline.[3]
See also
External links
- Yellowstone National Park - official website
- Old Faithful webcam
- Virtual Tour of Yellowstone National Park
- What Makes Yellowstone, Yellowstone?, Videos © 2007 Yellowstone Association
- The Name "Yellowstone", Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association
- Extreme Cold in Yellowstone, Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association
