Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)

Location |  Tennessee, North Carolina
Nearest city |  Cherokee, NC
Gatlinburg, TN
Area[1] |  522,051 acres (2,112.7 km²)
{521,256 acres (2,109.4 km²) federal}
Established |  June 15, 1934
Visitors[2] |  9,372,253 (in 2007)
Governing body |  U.S. National Park Service
Website |  NPS - Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smokey Mountains National Park is a protected wilderness area in Tennessee and North Carolina. It is the most visited national park in the United States.

## See also[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America

## References[edit]

1. ↑ NPS Listing of Acreage 9/30/2008
2. ↑ NPS Reports -> Ranking Report -> 2007

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