黃石國家公園

Yellowstone National Park

Location方位:44°27'33" N, 110°49'58" W
Criteria:N (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) { 遺產類別 (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) }

The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 sq. km; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho. Yellowstone contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world's largest concentration of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or 2/3 of all those on the planet). Established in 1872, Yellowstone is equally known for its wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and wapitis.

黃石國家公園成立於1872年，擁有佔地近9000平方公里的廣闊自然森林。 其中96%的土地位於懷俄明州，3%在蒙大拿州，剩下的1%則在愛達荷州。 它擁有全世界幾近一半已知的、著名的一萬多個地熱特徵地形，同時也是世界上最大的間歇泉集中地(超過300座間歇泉且佔全球間歇泉總數量的2/3)。 此外，園內的野生動物也同樣聞名於世，如大灰熊、狼、美洲野牛及美洲赤鹿等。