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About Yellowstone National Park
It is a reserved area situated in the western United States. It is located mostly in the state of Wyoming but some portion also falls under the jurisdiction of Montana and Idaho. It is spread in an area of over 8983-kilometer square. The park was established in March 1872. It received over three million visitors per year. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1978. The park remains open all 24 hours for the public visit.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Yellowstone National Park
- The lake in the park named Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes all over North America. It is centered over the largest supervolcano of America named Yellowstone Caldera.
- The park is home to numerous birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes, and amphibians. Also, it is the largest megafauna location in the United States. Some of the endangered and threatened species are also found habitat in this park. Some unique species of plants are also found in the grasslands area.
- The forest fire is a great threat to the park and occurs every year despite regular guidelines given to the travelers to prevent the fire by the authorities.
- It is an ideal picnic spot where the tourists can enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, camping as well as sightseeing. As the park has everything which is required in a picnic spot including a lake, waterfall, mountain area, greenery, and also different animals to be capture in the camera.
- The winter site is also exciting when the whole park is covered in snow. The visitors can hire snow coaches or snowmobiles to visit the whole park.
- The park is popular for its geyser including Castle Geyser, Giant Geyser, Lion Geyser among others. It is also home to the tallest active geyser called Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin.
- It receives thousands of small earthquakes each year though not detectable by the visitors. But six high-intensity earthquakes are recorded in the history of the park.
- The park contains over ten thousand hydrothermal features including hot springs, mud pots, and geysers. It is half of the hydrothermal features found around the planet.
- It is also a center of attraction for archeologists with various mysteries located down the earth.
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