იხილეთ წყარო გვერდისთვის აშშ-ის ეროვნული პარკები

[[ფაილი:RNS Yellowstone 13399u.jpg|thumb|1938 წლის პლაკატი [[იელოუსტოუნის ეროვნული პარკი]]სთვის.]]
აშშ-ს 58 [[დაცული რეგიონი]] — [[ეროვნული პარკი]] აქვს, რომელთაც მართავს [[ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური]], [[აშშ-ის შინაგან საქმეთა დეპარტამენტი]]ს სააგენტოს ნაწილი. ეროვნული პარკები იქმნება [[აშშ-ის კონგრესი]]ს აქტით. პირველი ეროვნული პარკი, [[იელოუსტოუნის ეროვნული პარკი|იელოუსტოუნი]], კანონით დაამტკიცა პრეზიდენტმა [[ულისე გრანტი|ულისე გრანტმა]] 1872 წელს, რომელსაც მოჰყვა [[სეკვოიას ეროვნული პარკი|სეკვოია]] და [[იოზემიტის ეროვნული პარკი|იოზემიტი]] 1890 წელს. 1916 წელს [[ეროვნული პარკების სამსახურის ორგანული აქტი|ორგანული აქტით]] შეიქმნა ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური ”პანორამის, ბუნებრივი და ისტორიული ობიექტებისა და მათში ცხოველთა სამყაროს შესანარჩუნებლად, და მათთვის იმგვარი პირობების შესქმნელად, რომელიც განაპირობებს მათ ხელუხლებად შენახვას მომავალი თაობების სიამოვნებისთვის."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/legacy/organic-act.htm|title=ეროვნული პარკების სამსახურის ორგანული აქტი|date=26 თებერვალი 2008|publisher=ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური|accessdate=25 იანვარი 2010}}</ref> ამ ეროვნული პარკების რესურსების დიდი ნაწილი მანამდეც დაცული იყო, როგორც [[ეროვნული მონუმენტი (აშშ)|ეროვნული მონუმენტები]] პრეზიდენტის [[ანტიკურობის აქტი]]თ, სანამ მათ კონგრესი სტატუსს მიანიჭებდა. შვიდი ეროვნული პარკი დაწყვილებულია [[ეროვნული რეზერვი|ეროვნულ რეზერვთან]], რომელთაგან ექვსი [[ალასკა]]შია. მათი ადმინისტრირება ერთად ხდება, თუმცა ისინი ცალკე განიხილება. ყველაზე ახალი ეროვნული პარკია [[დიდი ქვიშიანი დიუნების ეროვნული პარკი|დიდი ქვიშიანი დიუნები]], დაარსებული 2004 წელს.

ეროვნული პარკი აქვს ოცდაშვიდ შტატს და რამდენიმე ცალკეულ ადმინისტრაციულ ერთეულს, როგორიცაა [[ამერიკის სამოა]] და [[აშშ-ის ვირჯინის კუნძულები]]. [[ალასკა]]სა და [[კალიფორნია]]ს აქვს ყველაზე მეტი (თითოეულს რვა), მათ მოჰყვება [[იუტა]] ხუთით და [[კოლორადო]] ოთხით. უდიდესი ეროვნული პარკია [[ვრანგელი - წმინდა ელიას ეროვნული პარკი და რეზერვი|ვრანგელი - წმინდა ელია]] (32 000 კმ²), მას მოჰყვება სამი პარკი ალასკაში; ყველაზე მცირეა [[ჰოტ სპრინგზის ეროვნული პარკი|ჰოტ სპრინგზი]] (24 კმ²). ეროვნული პარკებით დაცული ტერიტორია მოიცავს დაახლ. 210 000 კმ²-ს.<ref name="Index" /> ყველაზე მეტი სტუმარი ჰყავს [[გრეიტ სმოკი მაუნტინზის ეროვნული პარკი|გრეიტ სმოკი მაუნტინზს]], ცხრა მილიონი ტურისტით 2008 წელს, რომელსაც მოჰყვება [[გრანდ კანიონის ეროვნული პარკი|გრანდ კანიონი]], ოთხი მილიონით.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/refdesk/10MVUNP.pdf|title=10 ყველაზე მეტად მონახული ეროვნული პარკები (2008)|publisher=ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური|accessdate=25 იანვარი 2010|format=PDF}}</ref> თოთხმეტ ეროვნულ პარკს [[მსოფლიო მეკვიდრეობა|მსოფლიო მემკვიდრეობის]] სტატუსი აქვს.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&l=en&&&mode=table&order=region|title=მსოფლიო მემკვიდრეობსი სია|publisher=იუნესკოს მსოფლიო მემკვიდრეობის ცენტრი|accessdate=6 თებერვალი 2010}}</ref>

== ეროვნული პარკები ==
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!სახელი
!class="unsortable"|Photo
!მდებარეობა
!შექმნის თარიღი<ref name="Index" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf|title=National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI|date=27 ივნისი 2005|publisher=ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური|accessdate=18 იანვარი 2010|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311003821/http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/documents/chronop.pdf|archivedate=2012-03-11}}</ref>
!ფართობი,<br>კმ²<ref name="Index">{{cite book|title=The National Parks: Index 2005–2007|publisher=National Park Service|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=9780912627755|url=http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/refdesk/index2005_07.pdf|accessdate=19 March 2010|format=PDF}}</ref>
!class="unsortable"|Description
|-
|[[აკადიის ეროვნული პარკი|აკადია]]
|[[ფაილი:SealHarborANP.jpg|150px]]
|[[მენის შტატი|მენი]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.35|-68.21|name=აკადია|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 თებერვალი 1919
|191,8
|ფარავს რა [[მაუნტ დესერტ აილენდი]]ს ძირითად ნაწილსა და სხვა სანაპირო კუნძულებს, აკადია იცავას ატლანტის სანაპიროს უმაღლეს მთას, გრანიტის პიკებს, ოკეანის სანაპიროებს, ტყეებსა და ტბებს. აქ არის მტკნარი წყლის, შესართავის, ტყისა და მოქცევების habitats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/acad/|title=Acadia National Park|publisher=ეროვნული პარკების სამსახური|accessdate=23 მარტი 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[ამერიკის სამოის ეროვნული პარკი|ამერიკის სამოა]]
|[[ფაილი:Ofu Beach NPS.jpg|150px]]
|[[ამერიკის სამოა]]<br /><small>{{coord|-14.25|-170.68|name=ამერიკის სამოა|type:landmark}}</small>
|31 ოქტომბერი 1988
|36,4
|The southernmost national park is on three Samoan islands and protects [[coral reef]]s, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and white beaches. The area is also home to [[Samoans|Samoan]] peoples, [[Samoa Flying-fox|flying foxes]], brown [[booby|boobies]], sea turtles, and 900 species of fish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/npsa/|title=National Park of American Samoa|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[თაღების ეროვნული პარკი|თაღები]]
|[[ფაილი:Delicate arch sunset.jpg|150px]]
|[[იუტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.68|-109.57|name=Arches|type:landmark}}</small>
|12 ნოემბერი 1971
|309,7
|This site features more than 2,000 [[Natural arch|natural sandstone arches]], including the [[Delicate Arch]]. In a desert climate millions of years of erosion have led to these structures, and the arid ground has life-sustaining soil crust and potholes, natural water-collecting basins. Other geologic formations are stone columns, spires, fins, and towers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/arch/|title=Arches National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Badlands National Park|Badlands]]
|[[ფაილი:2003-10-15 1600x900 south dakota badlands.jpg|150px]]
|[[სამხრეთი დაკოტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|43.75|-102.50|name=Badlands|type:landmark}}</small>
|10 ნოემბერი 1978
|982,4
|The Badlands are a collection of [[butte]]s, pinnacles, spires, and grass prairies. It has the world's richest fossil beds from the [[Oligocene epoch]], and there is wildlife including [[bison]], [[bighorn sheep]], [[black-footed ferret]]s, and [[swift fox]]es.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/badl/|title=Badlands National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Big Bend National Park|Big Bend]]
|[[ფაილი:Santa Elena Canyon.jpg|150px]]
|[[ტეხასი]]<br /><small>{{coord|29.25|-103.25|name=Big Bend|type:landmark}}</small>
|20 ივნისი 1935
|3242,2
|Named for the Bend of the [[Rio Grande]] along the US–Mexico border, this park includes a part of the [[Chihuahuan Desert]]. A wide variety of [[Cretaceous]] and [[Tertiary]] fossils as well as cultural artifacts of Native Americans exist within its borders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/bibe/|title=Big Bend National Park|date=December 08, 2009|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
|[[ბისკეინის ეროვნული პარკი|ბისკეინი]]
|[[ფაილი:Biscayne NP snorkeling.jpg|150px]]
|[[ფლორიდა]]<br /><small>{{coord|25.65|-80.08|name=Biscayne|type:landmark}}</small>
|28 ივნისი 1980
|699,8
|Located in [[Biscayne Bay]], this park at the north end of the [[Florida Keys]] has four interrelated marine ecosystems: [[mangrove]] forest, the Bay, the Keys, and coral reefs. Threatened animals include the [[West Indian Manatee]], [[American crocodile]], various sea turtles, and [[peregrine falcon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/bisc/|title=Biscayne National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park|Black Canyon of the Gunnison]]
|[[ფაილი:Black canyon gunnison Colorado.jpg|150px]]
|[[კოლორადო]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.57|-107.72|name=Black Canyon of the Gunnison|type:landmark}}</small>
|21 ოქტომბერი 1999
|133,3
|The park protects a quarter of the [[Gunnison River]], which has dark canyon walls from the [[Precambrian]] era. The canyon has very steep descents, and it is a site for river rafting and rock climbing. The narrow, steep canyon, made of [[gneiss]] and [[schist]], is often in shadow, appearing black.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/blca/|title=Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bryce Canyon National Park|Bryce Canyon]]
|[[ფაილი:Bryce Canyon Hoodoos Amphitheater.jpg|150px]]
|[[იუტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.57|-112.18|name=Bryce Canyon|type:landmark}}</small>
|7 ივნისი 1924
|145,0
|Bryce Canyon is a giant natural [[amphitheatre]] along the [[Paunsaugunt Plateau]]. The unique area has hundreds of tall [[Hoodoo (geology)|hoodoos]] formed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by [[Mormon]] pioneers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/brca/|title=Bryce Canyon National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Canyonlands National Park|Canyonlands]]
|[[ფაილი:Canyonlands Needles.jpg|150px]]
|[[იუტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.2|-109.93|name=Canyonlands|type:landmark}}</small>
|12 სექტემბერი 1964
|1366,2
|This landscape was eroded into canyons, buttes, and mesas by the Colorado River, Green River, and their [[tributaries]], which divide the park into four districts. There are rock pinnacles and other naturally sculpted rock, as well as artifacts from [[Ancient Pueblo Peoples]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/cany/|title=Canyonlands National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Capitol Reef National Park|Capitol Reef]]
|[[ფაილი:Cassidy Arch, Capitol Reef National Park.JPG|150px]]
|[[იუტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.20|-111.17|name=Capitol Reef|type:landmark}}</small>
|18 დეკემბერი 1971
|979,0
|The park's Waterpocket Fold is a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} [[monocline]] that shows the earth's geologic layers. Other natural features are monoliths and sandstone domes and cliffs shaped like the [[United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/care/|title=Capitol Reef National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[კარსლბადის მღვიმეების ეროვნული პარკი|კარსლბადის მღვიმეები]]
|[[ფაილი:Carlsbad Interior Formations.jpg|150px]]
|[[ნიუ-მექსიკო]]<br /><small>{{coord|32.17|-104.44|name=Carlsbad Caverns|type:landmark}}</small>
|14 მაისი 1930
|189,3
|Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over {{convert|120|mi|km}} long. The Big Room is almost {{convert|4000|ft|m}} long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 [[Mexican Free-tailed Bat]]s and sixteen other species. Above ground are the [[Chihuahuan Desert]] and Rattlesnake Springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/cave/|title=Carlsbad Caverns National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Channel Islands National Park|Channel Islands]]
|[[ფაილი:Channel Islands National Park.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|34.01|-119.42|name=Channel Islands|type:landmark}}</small>
|5 მარტი 1980
|1009,9
|Five of the eight [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] are protected, and half of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a unique Mediterranean ecosystem. They are home to over 2,000 species of land plants and animals, and 145 are unique to them. The islands were originally settled by the [[Chumash people]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/chis/|title=Channel Islands National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Congaree National Park|Congaree]]
|[[ფაილი:Congaree swamp.jpg|150px]]
|[[სამხრეთი კაროლინა]]<br /><small>{{coord|33.78|-80.78|name=Congaree|type:landmark}}</small>
|10 ნოემბერი 2003
|107,4
|On the [[Congaree River]], this park is the largest portion of [[old-growth]] floodplain forest left in North America. Some of the trees are the tallest in the Eastern US, and the Boardwalk Loop is an elevated walkway through the swamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/cong/|title=Congaree National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Crater Lake National Park|Crater Lake]]
|[[ფაილი:Crater lake oregon.jpg|150px]]
|[[ორეგონი]]<br /><small>{{coord|42.94|-122.1|name=Crater Lake|type:landmark}}</small>
|22 მაისი 1902
|741,5
|[[Crater Lake]] lies in the caldera of [[Mount Mazama]] formed 7,700 years ago after an eruption. It is the deepest lake in the United States and is known for its blue color and water clarity. There are two islands in the lake, and, with no inlets or outlets, all water comes through precipitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/crla/|title=Crater Lake National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cuyahoga Valley National Park|Cuyahoga Valley]]
|
|[[ოჰაიოს შტატი|ოჰაიო]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.24|-81.55|name=Cuyahoga Valley|type:landmark}}</small>
|11 ოქტომბერი 2000
|133,0
|This park along the [[Cuyahoga River]] has waterfalls, hills, trails, and displays about early rural living. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the [[Ohio and Erie Canal]], where mules towed canal boats. The park has numerous historic homes, bridges, and structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/cuva/|title=Cuyahoga Valley National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Death Valley National Park|Death Valley]]
|[[ფაილი:Late Precambrian Noonday Formation.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]], [[ნევადა]]<br /><small>{{coord|36.24|-116.82|name=Death Valley|type:landmark}}</small>
|31 ოქტომბერი 1994
|13 647,6
|[[Death Valley]] is the hottest, lowest, and driest place in the United States. There are canyons, colorful badlands, sand dunes, mountains, and over 1000 species of plants in this [[graben]] on a fault line. [[Places of interest in the Death Valley area|Further geologic points of interest]] are salt flats, springs, and buttes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/deva/|title=Death Valley National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Denali National Park and Preserve|Denali]]
|[[ფაილი:Mount McKinley and Denali National Park Road 2048px.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|63.33|-150.50|name=Denali|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 თებერვალი 1917
|19 185,8
|Centered around the [[Mount McKinley]], the tallest mountain in North America, Denali is serviced by a single road leading to Wonder Lake. McKinley and other peaks of the [[Alaska Range]] are covered with long glaciers and boreal forest. Wildlife includes [[grizzly bears]], [[Dall sheep]], [[caribou]], and [[gray wolf|gray wolves]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/dena/|title=Denali National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dry Tortugas National Park|Dry Tortugas]]
|[[ფაილი:Fort-Jefferson Dry-Tortugas.jpg|150px]]
|[[ფლორიდა]]<br /><small>{{coord|24.63|-82.87|name=Dry Tortugas|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 ოქტომბერი 1992
|261,8
|The [[Dry Tortugas]] on the west end of the Florida Keys are the site of [[Fort Jefferson, Florida|Fort Jefferson]], the largest [[masonry]] structure in the Western Hemisphere. With most of the park being water, it is the home of coral reefs and shipwrecks and is only accessible by plane or boat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/drto/|title=Dry Tortugas National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[ევერგლეიდის ეროვნული პარკი|ევერგლეიდი]]
|[[ფაილი:Everglades National Park cypress.jpg|150px]]
|[[ფლორიდა]]<br /><small>{{coord|25.32|-80.93|name=Everglades|type:landmark}}</small>
|30 მაისი 1934
|6104,8
|The [[Everglades]] are the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. This [[mangrove]] ecosystem and marine estuary is home to 36 protected species, including the [[Florida panther]], [[American crocodile]], and [[West Indian manatee]]. Some areas have been drained and developed; restoration projects aim to restore the ecology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/ever/|title=Everglades National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
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|[[Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve|Gates of the Arctic]]
|[[ფაილი:GatesofArctic.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|67.78|-153.30|name=Gates of the Arctic|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|30 448,1
|This northernmost park protects part of the [[Brooks Range]] and has no park facilities. The land is home to Alaska natives, who have relied on the land and [[caribou]] for 11,000 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/gaar/|title=Gates of the Arctic National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
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|[[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier]]
|[[ფაილი:Goat Haunt Overlook.jpg|150px]]
|[[მონტანა]]<br /><small>{{coord|48.80|-114.00|name=Glacier|type:landmark}}</small>
|11 მაისი 1910
|4101,8
|Part of [[Waterton Glacier International Peace Park]], this park has over 50 remaining glaciers and 130 named lakes under the tall Rocky Mountain peaks. There are historic hotels and a landmark road in this region of rapidly receding glaciers. These mountains, formed by an [[Thrust fault|overthrust]], have the world's best sedimentary fossils from the [[Proterozoic]] era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/glac/|title=Glacier National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[გლასიერ-ბეის ეროვნული პარკი|გლასიერ-ბეი]]
|[[ფაილი:GlacierBay3.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|58.50|-137.00|name=Glacier Bay|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|13 050,5
|Glacier Bay has numerous tidewater glaciers, mountains, and fjords. The temperate rainforest and the bay are home to grizzly bears, mountain goats, whales, seals, and eagles. When discovered in 1794 by [[George Vancouver]], the entire bay was covered by ice, but the glaciers have receded over {{convert|65|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/glba/|title=Glacier Bay National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[დიდი კანიონის ეროვნული პარკი|დიდი კანიონი]]
|[[ფაილი:USA 09847 Grand Canyon Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg|150px]]
|[[არიზონა]]<br /><small>{{coord|36.06|-112.14|name=Grand Canyon|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 დეკემბერი 1919
|4926,7
|The [[Grand Canyon]], carved out by the [[Colorado River]], is {{convert|277|mi|km}} long, up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, and up to {{convert|15|mi|km}} wide. Millions of years of exposure has formed colorful layers of the [[Colorado Plateau]] in mesas and canyon walls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grca/|title=Grand Canyon National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Grand Teton National Park|Grand Teton]]
|[[ფაილი:Teton Range from Glacier View Turnout-closeup.JPG|150px]]
|[[ვაიომინგი]]<br /><small>{{coord|43.73|-110.80|name=Grand Teton|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 თებერვალი 1929
|1254,5
|[[Grand Teton]] is the tallest mountain in the [[Teton Range]]. The park's [[Jackson Hole]] valley and reflective piedmont lakes contrast with the tall mountains, which abruptly rise from the glacial sage-covered valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/|title=Grand Teton National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Great Basin National Park|Great Basin]]
|[[ფაილი:Stella Lake Great Basin.jpg|150px]]
|[[ნევადა]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.98|-114.30|name=Great Basin|type:landmark}}</small>
|27 თებერვალი 1986
|312,3
|Based around [[Wheeler Peak (Nevada)|Wheeler Peak]], the [[Great Basin]] has 5,000-year-old [[bristlecone pine]]s, glacial moraines, and the limestone Lehman Caves. It has some of the country's darkest night skies, and there are animal species including [[Townsend's big-eared bat]], [[Pronghorn]], and [[Bonneville cutthroat trout]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grba/|title=Great Basin National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
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|[[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve|Great Sand Dunes]]
|[[ფაილი:Coloradodunes.jpg|150px]]
|[[კოლორადო]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.73|-105.51|name=Great Sand Dunes|type:landmark}}</small>
|13 სექტემბერი 2004
|173,9
|The tallest dunes in North America are up to {{convert|750|ft|m}} tall and neighbor grasslands, shrublands and wetlands. They were formed by sand deposits of the [[Rio Grande]] on the [[San Luis Valley]]. The park also has alpine lakes, six 13,000-foot mountains, and ancient forests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grsa/|title=Great Sand Dunes National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Great Smoky Mountains National Park|Great Smoky Mountains]]
|[[ფაილი:Fall at Oconaluftee Overlook.JPG|150px]]
|[[ჩრდილოეთი კაროლინა]], [[ტენესი]]<br /><small>{{coord|35.68|-83.53|name=Great Smoky Mountains|type:landmark}}</small>
|22 მაისი 1926
|2110,4
|The [[Great Smoky Mountains]], part of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], have a wide range of elevations, making them home to over 400 vertebrate species, 100 tree species, and 5000 plant species. Hiking is the park's main attraction, with over {{convert|800|mi|km}} of trails, including {{convert|70|mi|km}} of the [[Appalachian Trail]]. Other activities are fishing, horseback riding, and visiting some of nearly 80 historic structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/grsm/|title=Great Smoky Mountains National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Guadalupe Mountains National Park|Guadalupe Mountains]]
|[[ფაილი:Guadalupe_Mountains_El_Capitan_2006.jpg|150px]]
|[[ტეხასი]]<br /><small>{{coord|31.92|-104.87|name=Guadalupe Mountains|type:landmark}}</small>
|15 ოქტომბერი 1966
|349,7
|This park has [[Guadalupe Peak]], the highest point in Texas, the scenic [[McKittrick Canyon]] full of [[Bigtooth Maple]]s, part of the [[Chihuahuan Desert]], and a fossilized reef from the [[Permian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/gumo/|title=Guadalupe Mountains National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Haleakala National Park|Haleakala]]
|[[ფაილი:Haleakala Crater.jpg|150px]]
|[[ჰავაი]]<br /><small>{{coord|20.72|-156.17|name=Haleakala|type:landmark}}</small>
|1 აგვისტო 1916
|117,7
|The [[Haleakalā]] volcano on [[Maui]] has a very large crater with many [[cinder cone]]s, [[Hosmer's Grove]] of alien trees, and the native [[Hawaiian Goose]]. The [[Kipahulu]] section has numerous pools with freshwater fish. This National Park has the greatest number of endangered species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/hale/|title=Haleakala National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park|Hawaii Volcanoes]]
|[[ფაილი:Puu Oo cropped.jpg|150px]]
|[[ჰავაი]]<br /><small>{{coord|19.38|-155.20|name=Hawaii Volcanoes|type:landmark}}</small>
|1 აგვისტო 1916
|1308,9
|This park on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island]] protects the [[Kīlauea]] and [[Mauna Loa]] volcanoes, two of the world's most active. Diverse ecosystems of the park range from those at sea level to {{convert|13000|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/havo/|title=Hawaii Volcanoes National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hot Springs National Park|Hot Springs]]
|[[ფაილი:Hots Springs National Park aerial.jpg|150px]]
|[[არკანზასი]]<br /><small>{{coord|34.51|-93.05|name=Hot Springs|type:landmark}}</small>
|4 მარტი 1921
|22,5
|The only National Park in an urban area, this smallest National Park is based around the natural hot springs that have been managed for public use. [[Bathhouse Row]] preserves 47 of these with many beneficial minerals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/hosp/|title=Hot Springs National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Isle Royale National Park|Isle Royale]]
|[[ფაილი:IsleRoyalePlane.jpg|150px]]
|[[მიჩიგანი]]<br /><small>{{coord|48.10|-88.55|name=Isle Royale|type:landmark}}</small>
|3 მარტი 1931
|2314,0
|The largest island in [[Lake Superior]] and one of two parks not accessible by road, this least-visited park is a site of isolation and wilderness. It has many shipwrecks, waterways, and hiking trails. The park also includes over 400 smaller islands and the waters up to {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} from the island. There are only 20 mammal species and it is known for its [[Wolves and moose on Isle Royale|wolf and moose relationship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/isro/|title=Isle Royale National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Joshua Tree National Park|Joshua Tree]]
|[[ფაილი:Joshua Tree - Rock formation in Real Hidden Valley 1.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|33.79|-115.90|name=Joshua Tree|type:landmark}}</small>
|31 ოქტომბერი 1994
|3196,0
|Covering parts of the [[Colorado Desert|Colorado]] and [[Mojave Desert]]s and the [[Little San Bernardino Mountains]], this is the home of the [[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua tree]]. Across great elevation changes are sand dunes, dry lakes, rugged mountains, and granite monoliths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/jotr/|title=Joshua Tree National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
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|[[Katmai National Park and Preserve|Katmai]]
|[[ფაილი:Brown bears brooks falls.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|58.50|-155.00|name=Katmai|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|14 870,3
|This park on the [[Alaska Peninsula]] protects the [[Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes]], an ash flow formed by the 1912 eruption of [[Novarupta]], as well as [[Mount Katmai]]. Over 2,000 brown bears come here to catch spawning [[salmon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/katm/|title=Katmai National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kenai Fjords National Park|Kenai Fjords]]
|[[ფაილი:Exit Glacier Jul09.JPG|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|59.92|-149.65|name=Kenai Fjords|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|2711,3
|Near [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]] on the [[Kenai Peninsula]], this park protects the [[Harding Icefield]] and at least 38 glaciers and [[fjord]]s stemming from it. The only area accessible to the public by road is [[Exit Glacier]], while the rest can only be viewed by boat tours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/kefj/|title=Kenai Fjords National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kings Canyon National Park|Kings Canyon]]
|[[ფაილი:ParadiseValley.JPG|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|36.80|-118.55|name=Kings Canyon|type:landmark}}</small>
|4 მარტი 1940
|1869,2
|Home to several [[Giant sequoia]] groves and the General Grant Tree, the world's second largest, this park also has part of the [[Kings River (California)|Kings River]], site of the [[granite]] Kings Canyon, and [[San Joaquin River]], as well as the Boyden Cave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/seki/|title=Kings Canyon National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kobuk Valley National Park|Kobuk Valley]]
|[[ფაილი:Agie River.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|67.55|-159.28|name=Kobuk Valley|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|7084,9
|Kobuk Valley has {{convert|61|mi|km}} of the [[Kobuk River]] and three regions of sand dunes. Created by glaciers, the Great Kobuk, the Little Kobuk, and the Hunt River Sand Dunes can reach 30 მ სიმაღლე და 38 °C, and they are the largest dunes in the arctic. Twice a year, half a million caribou migrate through the dunes and across river bluffs that contain ice age fossils. This is the least-visited National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/kova/|title=Kobuk Valley National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lake Clark National Park and Preserve|Lake Clark]]
|[[ფაილი:Lake Clark National Park.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|60.97|-153.42|name=Lake Clark|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|10 601,7
|The region around Lake Clark has four active volcanoes, including [[Mount Redoubt]], rivers, glaciers, and waterfalls. There are temperate rainforests, a tundra plateau, and three mountain ranges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/lacl/|title=Lake Clark National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lassen Volcanic National Park|Lassen Volcanic]]
|[[ფაილი:Cinder-cone-from-behind-Snag-Lassen.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|40.49|-121.51|name=Lassen Volcanic|type:landmark}}</small>
|9 აგვისტო 1916
|430,5
|[[Lassen Peak]], the largest [[plug dome]] volcano in the world, is joined by all three other types of volcanoes in this park: shield, cinder dome, and composite. Other than the volcano, which last erupted in 1915, the park has hydrothermal areas, including [[fumarole]]s, boiling pools, and steaming ground, heated by molten rock under the peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/lavo/|title=Lassen Volcanic National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mammoth Cave National Park|Mammoth Cave]]
|[[ფაილი:Mammoth Cave National Park 007.jpg|150px]]
|[[კენტუკი]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.18|-86.10|name=Mammoth Cave|type:landmark}}</small>
|25 მაისი 1926
|213,8
|With {{convert|365|mi|km}} of passageways mapped, Mammoth Cave is by far the longest cave system in the world. Cave animals include five bat species, the [[Kentucky cave shrimp]], cave fish, and cave salamanders. Above ground there are rivers, hiking trails, sinkholes, and springs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/maca/|title=Mammoth Cave National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mesa Verde National Park|Mesa Verde]]
|[[ფაილი:Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace Right Part 2006 09 12.jpg|150px]]
|[[კოლორადო]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.18|-108.49|name=Mesa Verde|type:landmark}}</small>
|29 ივნისი 1906
|210,9
|This area has over 4,000 archaeological sites of the [[Ancestral Pueblo]], who lived here for 700 years. Cliff dwellings built in the 12th and 13th centuries include [[Cliff Palace]], which has 150 rooms and 23 [[kiva]]s, and the Balcony House, with passages and tunnels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/meve/|title=Mesa Verde National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mount Rainier National Park|Mount Rainier]]
|[[ფაილი:Mount Rainier from west.jpg|150px]]
|[[ვაშინგტონი]]<br /><small>{{coord|46.85|-121.75|name=Mount Rainier|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 მარტი 1899
|953,5
|[[Mount Rainier]], an active volcano, is the most prominent peak in the [[Cascades]], and it is covered by 26 named glaciers including [[Carbon Glacier]] and [[Emmons Glacier]], the largest in the continental United States. The mountain is popular for climbing, and more than half of the park is covered by [[subalpine]] and alpine forests. [[Paradise, Washington|Paradise]] on the south slope is one of the snowiest places in the world, and the [[Longmire]] visitor center is the start of the [[Wonderland Trail]], which encircles the mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/mora/|title=Mount Rainier National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[North Cascades National Park|North Cascades]]
|[[ფაილი:Thornton Lakes 25932.JPG|150px]]
|[[ვაშინგტონი]]<br /><small>{{coord|48.70|-121.20|name=North Cascades|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 ოქტომბერი 1968
|2042,8
|This complex includes the two units of the National Park and the [[Ross Lake National Recreation Area|Ross Lake]] and [[Lake Chelan National Recreation Area]]s. There are numerous glaciers, and popular hiking and climbing areas are [[Cascade Pass]], [[Mount Shuksan]], [[Mount Triumph]], and [[Eldorado Peak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/noca/|title=North Cascades National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Olympic National Park|Olympic]]
|[[ფაილი:Acer macrophyllum in Hoh Rain Forest.jpg|150px]]
|[[ვაშინგტონი]]<br /><small>{{coord|47.97|-123.50|name=Olympic|type:landmark}}</small>
|29 ივნისი 1938
|3733,8
|Situated on the [[Olympic Peninsula]], this park ranges from Pacific shoreline with tide pools to temperate rainforests to [[Mount Olympus (Washington)|Mount Olympus]]. The glaciated [[Olympic Mountains]] overlook the [[Hoh Rain Forest]] and [[Quinault Rain Forest]], the wettest area of the continental United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/olym/|title=Olympic National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Petrified Forest National Park|Petrified Forest]]
|[[ფაილი:PAINTED DESERT BADLANDS.jpg|150px]]
|[[არიზონა]]<br /><small>{{coord|35.07|-109.78|name=Petrified Forest|type:landmark}}</small>
|9 დეკემბერი 1962
|378,5
|This portion of the [[Chinle Formation]] has a great concentration of 225-million-year-old [[petrified wood]]. The surrounding region, the [[Painted Desert, Arizona|Painted Desert]], has eroded red-hued volcanic rock called [[bentonite]]. There are also dinosaur fossils and over 350 Native American sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/pefo/|title=Petrified Forest National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Redwood National and State Parks|Redwood]]
|[[ფაილი:Redwood_National_Park,_fog_in_the_forest.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|41.30|-124.00|name=Redwood|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 ოქტომბერი 1968
|455,3
|This park and the co-managed state parks protect almost half of all remaining [[Coastal Redwood]]s, the tallest trees on Earth. There are three large river systems in this very seismically active area, and the {{convert|37|mi|km}} of protected coastline have tide pools and [[seastack]]s. The prairie, estuary, coast, river, and forest ecosystems have varied animal and plant species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/redw/|title=Redwood National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rocky Mountain National Park|Rocky Mountain]]
|[[ფაილი:Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.jpg|150px]]
|[[კოლორადო]]<br /><small>{{coord|40.40|-105.58|name=Rocky Mountain|type:landmark}}</small>
|26 იანვარი 1915
|1075,8
|This section of the [[Rocky Mountains]] has ecosystems varying in elevation from the over 150 [[riparian]] lakes to [[Montane]] and subalpine forests to the alpine tundra. Large wildlife including mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bears, and cougars inhabit these igneous mountains and glacier valleys. The [[fourteener]] [[Longs Peak]] and [[Bear Lake (Colorado)|Bear Lake]] are popular destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/romo/|title=Rocky Mountain National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Saguaro National Park|Saguaro]]
|[[ფაილი:Saguaronationalparl17102008.jpg|150px]]
|[[არიზონა]]<br /><small>{{coord|32.25|-110.50|name=Saguaro|type:landmark}}</small>
|14 ოქტომბერი 1994
|370,0
|Split into the separate [[Rincon Mountains|Rincon Mountain]] and [[Tucson Mountains|Tucson Mountain]] Districts, the dry [[Sonoran Desert]] is still home to much life in six biotic communities. Beyond the namesake Giant [[Saguaro]] [[cacti]], there are [[barrel cactus|barrel cacti]], [[Cylindropuntia|cholla]] cacti, and [[prickly pear]]s, as well as [[Lesser Long-nosed Bat]]s, [[Spotted Owl]]s, and [[javelina]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/sagu/|title=Saguaro National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sequoia National Park|Sequoia]]
|[[ფაილი:Giant Forest.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|36.43|-118.68|name=Sequoia|type:landmark}}</small>
|25 სექტემბერი 1890
|1635,1
|This park protects the [[Giant Forest]], which has the world's largest tree, [[General Sherman (tree)|General Sherman]], as well as four of the next nine. It also has over 240 caves, the tallest mountain in the lower 48, [[Mount Whitney]], and the [[granite dome]] Moro Rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/seki/|title=Sequoia National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Shenandoah National Park|Shenandoah]]
|[[ფაილი:Dark Hollow Falls Shenandoah NP 2007.jpg|150px]]
|[[ვირჯინია]]<br /><small>{{coord|38.53|-78.35|name=Shenandoah|type:landmark}}</small>
|22 მაისი 1926
|805,5
|Shenandoah's [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] are covered by hardwood forests that are home to tens of thousands of animals. The [[Skyline Drive]] and [[Appalachian Trail]] run the entire length of this narrow park that has more than {{convert|500|mi|km}} of hiking trails along scenic overlooks and waterfalls of the [[Shenandoah River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/shen/|title=Shenandoah National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Theodore Roosevelt National Park|Theodore Roosevelt]]
|[[ფაილი:Theodore Roosevelt National Park.jpg|150px]]
|[[ჩრდილოეთი დაკოტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|46.97|-103.45|name=Theodore Roosevelt|type:landmark}}</small>
|10 ნოემბერი 1978
|285,1
|This region that enticed and influenced President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] is now a park of three units in the badlands. Besides Roosevelt's [[Theodore Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Cabin|historic cabin]], there are scenic drives and backcountry hiking opportunities. Wildlife includes [[American Bison]], [[pronghorn]]s, [[Bighorn sheep]], and wild [[horse]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/thro/|title=Theodore Roosevelt National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Virgin Islands National Park|Virgin Islands]]
|[[ფაილი:St John Trunk Bay 1.jpg|150px]]
|[[ვირჯინია]]<br /><small>{{coord|18.33|-64.73|name=Virgin Islands|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 აგვისტო 1956
|59,4
|The island of [[Saint John, United States Virgin Islands|Saint John]] has rich human and natural history. There are [[Taino]] archaeological sites and ruins of sugar plantations from Columbus's time. Past the pristine beaches are mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs and algal plains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/viis/|title=Virgin Islands National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Voyageurs National Park|Voyageurs]]
|[[ფაილი:Voyageurs National Park.jpg|150px]]
|[[მინესოტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|48.50|-92.88|name=Voyageurs|type:landmark}}</small>
|8 იანვარი 1971
|883,0
|This park on four main lakes, a site for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, has a history of [[Ojibwe]] Native Americans, French fur traders called [[Coureur des bois|voyageurs]], and a gold rush. Formed by glaciers, this region has tall bluffs, rock gardens, islands and bays, and historic buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/voya/|title=Voyageurs National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Wind Cave National Park|Wind Cave]]
|[[ფაილი:Wind Cave lower.jpg|150px]]
|[[სამხრეთი დაკოტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|43.57|-103.48|name=Wind Cave|type:landmark}}</small>
|9 იანვარი 1903
|114,5
|Wind Cave is distinctive for its calcite fin formations called [[boxwork]] and needle-like growths called [[frostwork]]. The cave, which was discovered by the sound of wind coming from a hole in the ground, is the world's densest cave system. Above ground is a mixed-grass prairie with animals such as bison, [[black-footed ferret]]s, and [[prairie dog]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/wica/|title=Wind Cave National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve|Wrangell – St. Elias]]
|[[ფაილი:MountJarvis.jpg|150px]]
|[[ალასკა]]<br /><small>{{coord|61.00|-142.00|name=Wrangell – St. Elias|type:landmark}}</small>
|2 დეკემბერი 1980
|33 682,6
|This mountainous land has the convergence of the Alaska, Chugach, and Wrangell-Saint Elias Ranges, which have many of the continent's tallest mountains over {{convert|16000|ft|m}}, including [[Mount Saint Elias]]. More than 25% of this park of volcanic peaks is covered with glaciers, including the tidewater [[Hubbard Glacier]], piedmont [[Malaspina Glacier]], and valley [[Nabesna Glacier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/wrst/|title=Wrangell – St. Elias National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yellowstone National Park|Yellowstone]]
|[[ფაილი:Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin from above.jpg|150px]]
|[[ვაიომინგი]], [[მონტანა]], [[აიდაჰო]]<br /><small>{{coord|44.60|-110.50|name=Yellowstone|type:landmark}}</small>
|1 მარტი 1872
|8983,2
|Situated on the [[Yellowstone Caldera]], the first national park in the world has vast [[Geothermal areas of Yellowstone|geothermal areas]] such as hot springs and geysers, the best-known being [[Old Faithful]] and [[Grand Prismatic Spring]]. The yellow-hued [[Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone|Grand Canyon]] of the [[Yellowstone River]] has numerous [[Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park|waterfalls]], and four mountain ranges run through the park. There are almost 60 mammal species, including the [[gray wolf]], [[grizzly bear]], [[lynx]], [[bison]], and [[elk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/yell/|title=Yellowstone National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yosemite National Park|Yosemite]]
|[[ფაილი:YosemitePark2 amk.jpg|150px]]
|[[კალიფორნია]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.83|-119.50|name=Yosemite|type:landmark}}</small>
|1 ოქტომბერი 1890
|3080,7
|Yosemite has towering cliffs, waterfalls, and sequoias in a diverse area of geology and hydrology. [[Half Dome]] and [[El Capitan]] rise from the central glacier-formed [[Yosemite Valley]], as does [[Yosemite Falls]], North America's tallest waterfall. Three Giant Sequoia groves and vast wilderness are home to diverse wildlife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/yose/|title=Yosemite National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[ზიონის ეროვნული პარკი|ზიონი]]
|[[ფაილი:Zion angels landing view.jpg|150px]]
|[[იუტა]]<br /><small>{{coord|37.30|-113.05|name=Zion|type:landmark}}</small>
|19 ნოემბერი 1919
|593,3
|This geologically unique area has colorful sandstone canyons, high plateaus, and rock towers. Natural arches and exposed formations of the [[Colorado Plateau]] make up a large wilderness of four ecosystems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/zion/|title=Zion National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref>
|}

== იხილეთ აგრეთვე ==
* [[List of areas in the United States National Park System]]
* [[History of the National Park Service]]
* [[List of National Historic Landmarks by state|List of National Historic Landmarks of the United States]]
* [[List of National Monuments of the United States]]
* [[List of tourist attractions worldwide]]
* [[List of U.S. National Forests]]

== რესურსები ინტერნეტში ==
{{commonscat|National parks of the United States}}
* {{official|http://www.nps.gov/index.htm}} of the [[National Park Service]]
* [http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm Find a Park] by the NPS
* [http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/ ''The National Parks: America's Best Idea''] by [[PBS]]

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