Natural beauties of the USA Alaska Arches national
Natural beauties of the USA • • • Alaska Arches national park Bryce Canyonlands Death Valley national park • Grand Canyon • Grand Teton National • • park Hawai Monument Valley Niagara falls Sequoia National park Zion National park Yellowstone Yosemite National park
Alaska • Area: 1, 717, 854 km 2 • The largest state in the USA by area • Situated in the Northwest • Wild, nearly untouched nature • Animal: Kodiak bear • More than 3000 lakes, active vulcanoes • Mt. Mckinley (6 194 m. n. m, the highest peak of the North America)
Arches national park • State: Utah • Area: 310 km 2 • Over 2000 sandstone arches • 40 km long footpath • Delicate Arch
Bryce Canyon • State: Utah • Giant natural amphitheater created by erosion • Hoodoos = geological structures formed by wind, water and ice erosion • Horse riding, hiking with snowshoes
Canyonlands • State: Utah • Area: 1, 366. 21 km 2 • Visitors: 392 537 • Landscape eroded into countless canyons • Colorado river and Green river • 3 districts: The Island in the Sky, the Needles and the Maze • Popular recreational destination • Hiking, rafting
Death Valley n. p. • State: California • The hottest and the driest place in the North America (57°C, 50 mm) • The lowest situated place in the USA (86 metres below sea level) • Deserts, soil lakes • Animal: Roadrunner
Grand Caynon • State: Arizona • Long-axis length: 446 km • Width: 6, 4 – 29 km • Colorado river • Animal: California Condor
Grand Teton n. p. • State: Wyoming • Area: 1, 254. 51 km 2 • Visitors: 2 588 574 • Grand Teton mountain (4 197 m. n. m) • Established on February 26, 1929 • 320 km of trails for hikers • Animal: Moose
Hawaii • Area: 28, 311 km 2 • The newest of the 50 U. S. states • Made up entirely of islands • Tourists paradise • Vulcanoes • Surfing, swimming, fishing, golf
Monument Valley • State: Utah • Region of the Colorado Plateau • Sandstones and buttes • Navajo Tribal park • Scenery known from many films (Forrest Gump, The Eiger Sanction, lots of westerns)
Niagara falls • State: New York • Divided into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls • Drop: 21 -53 m • Width: 790 and 320 m
Sequoia n. p. • State: Sierra Nevada • Area: 1, 635 km 2 • Visitors: 965 170 • Established on September 25, 1890 (the 2 nd oldest) • Vertical relief: 4 000 m • Mount Whitney: 4 421 m • Famous for its Sequoia trees
Zion n. p. • State: Utah • Area: 593 km 2 • Visitors: 2, 697, 182 • Huge cliffs • Covered by sea 13 milion years ago • Dangerous footpaths
Yellowstone n. p. • State: Wyoming • Area: 8, 987 km 2 • Visitors: 3, 295, 187 • The first n. p. in the world (March 1, 1872) • Wildlife, geothermal features • Old Faithful Geyser • Animals: Grizzly bear, Bison, Elk, Moose,
Yosemite n. p. • State: California • Area: 3 080. 74 km 2 • Visitors: 3 737 472 • Yosemite=, , There are killers between ourselves“ • Part of Sierra Nevada • Cliffs, grassfields • Animal: Marmot
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