Yellowstone National Park

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Made by:
Ivanushkina Kate
Ryabinina Mary
Rachupkina Irina
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Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone is the first
national park in the
world. It was founded
in 1872. Yellowstone
Park is situated in the
USA in the territory of
states of Wyoming,
Montana and Idaho.
There are many lakes,
rivers, canyons, caves
and geysers in the
park. Its size is 8983
square kilometres.

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The place where the park is situated

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Rives and lakes
Lake Yellowstone is the biggest mountain lake in North America,
which is situated in Yellowstone park. Its size is 350 square
kilometres and the biggest depth is 120 metres. The Snake
River is another big reservoir. It is the biggest tributary of the
Columbia River. Its length is 1735 kilometres.

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Fauna
In the park we can
find almost 60
species of mammals:
wolf, black bear,
mountain goat,
grizzly bear, deer
and many other
animals.

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Among them there are also many rare animals, such as
American bison, lynx and mountain lion (puma).

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There are 18 species of fish in the park, including
Yellowstone salmon, 6 species of reptiles (turtles and
snakes), 4 species of amphibians and 311 species of birds.

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Flora
There are 1870 species of plants in the park.
There are 8 species of coniferous trees. The most
common trees are aspen, willow and birch.

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In the park there are about three thousand geysers. Among them
is one of the largest geysers - Steamboat Geyser and one of the
most famous - the geyser Old campaigner.
Each year in Yellowstone Park, there are thousands of small
earthquakes.

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This park is a wonderful place. You can enjoy the
beauty of nature there. And we think that many
people would like to visit the Yellowstone National Park
and to see its wonderful scenery.