Yellowstone National Park

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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[edit]

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America
* Thomas Moran

## External links[edit]

Castle Geyser in Yellowstone National Park

* 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

## References[edit]

1. ↑ NPS Listing of Acreage 9/30/2008
2. ↑ NPS Reports -> Ranking Report -> 2007
3. ↑ Michael Crichton, The Case for Skepticism on Global Warming

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