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Yellowstone national park's logo is a bear. There are more than 200 black bears and more than 200 grizzly bears. Also there are all kinds of wild animals
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is onltitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone.
The Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park.
Statue of Liberty
The world-well known Statue of Liberty, standing on the island of freedom in New York harbor, symbolizings that the American fighting for the noble ideals of freedom.
Background Origin
The statue of liberty has a full name which is " the bronze statue of liberty national monument", and its official name is " Liberty Enlightening the World ".It is desiged by Frederic auguste bartholdi and was located in New York city harbour of liberty island near the Hudson Riveron October 28, 1886.Nowadays it is known as the symbol of the United States.In 1984, it was put into the world heritage list.
External Structure
Statue of the statue of liberty is 46 meters high, 10.6 meters wide,even its mouth is 91 centimeters wide.The torch which the right hand holding meaning of freedom, as long as 12.8 meters, 12 person can stand on it; Its add-base is about 27 meters high, 93 meters wide, weighs 225 tons.
Wonderful Moments
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Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is located in the northwest of the State of Arizona, formed by the Colorado River after millions of years of erosion, colorful and steep cliffs. In 1979 Grand Canyon was chosen in the World Heritage
Moments of Beauty
At the end of September 2010, in a storm night,Jay Fine ,a photographer coming from New York,settled his camera in battery park in Manhattan, waiting for nearly two hours, finally, he took more than 80 photoes,which snapped the exciting moment that a bolt of lightning hit the statue of liberty.
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