Yellowstone National Park
About Yellowstone National Park
Have you ever visited Yellowstone National Park? If not, you should definitly try to make your way there and explore this beautiful national park. Yellowstone is one of the seven wonders of the world containg many volcanoes, a geyser names Old Faithful, three of the largest waterfalls in the park making it the longest undamned river in America, the Yellowstone Lake, hot springs, and The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone plus much more.
Geysers and Hot Springs
Great Fountain Geyser in Yellowstone erupts every 9 to 15 hours. It shoots water up to 220 feet high. There are more geysers and hot springsin Yellowstone than anywhere else on Earth.
volcanoes
A volcano had erupted half a million years ago and is showing signs of renewed activity.
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the focal feature for this region. There are many trails and waterfalls that go through the canyon. The river has carved the canyon 800 to 1,300 feet deep, 1,500 to 4,000 feet wide and 20 miles long.
Waterfalls and Rivers
During the past 150,000 years, the river has been at work eroding the soft, altered rock. Harder, more resistant, unaltered rhyolite forms the brink of the falls.
Yellowstone Lakes
Yellowstone Lake is the parks largest lake. It covers 136 square miles and 110 miles of shore-line. It is the second largest freshwater lake in the world. Pelican Creek was were Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce people from the U.S. Army commanded by Maj. Gen. 0.0. Howard fought in 1877.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q- What is the location of Yellowstone national park?
A- It is located in the states of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
Q- When was yellowstone established?
A- March 1, 1872
Q- How large is Yellowstone? (size in acres):
A- 2,221,766 acres
Q- Are the vocanoes still active?
A- A volcano had erupted half a million years ago and is showing signs of renewed activity.
Q- What makes the Geysers so cool at yellowstone?
A- Great Fountain Geyser in Yellowstone erupts every 9 to 15 hours. It shoots water up to 220 feet high. There are more geysers and hot springsin Yellowstone than anywhere else on Earth.
Q- How did Yellowstone National Park get its name, Yellowstone?
A- The yellow-hued rocks lining the canyon walls may seem appropriate for the name "Yellowstone," when really the name came from the yellow-banded bluffs along the river. During their wanderings, the early French Canadian trappers learned from the Indians the name Mi tse a-da-afor the
Yellowstone River. And this, in French, became Roche Jaune of Pierra Jaune-, meaning Yellow Rock
or Yellow Stone.