Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
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Yellowstone national park is situated in the United States of America, in the North West of Wyoming. A small part of the park is on the nearby States of Idaho and Montana. Created in 1872, Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world. It extends on over 8983 km² (898 300 hectares, a more important surface than Corsica).
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It is the second biggest park of the United States, Yellowstone is famous for its geothermal phenomena ; it contains two thirds of the geysers of the planet, and numerous warm springs.
source : http://www.allamericanpatriots.comIt shelters numerous big animals such as bears, coyotes, wolves, mooses, deer as well as wild herds of bisons and wapitis. The park represents the heart of a vast protected natural housing environment, one of the last intact ecosystems of the moderate zones. It has been registred on the list of the reserves of biosphere since 1976. Every year it receives about three million visitors, which makes it one of the most frequented American parks.
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