The Grand Canyon National Park is located in northern Arizona, covering an area of 65,438+0,904 square miles. Founded in 1, 9 19. The Grand Canyon was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 1979. The Grand Canyon National Park is located on the Kaibabu Plateau in Arizona in the western United States. It covers an area of 2724.7 square kilometers.
Grand Canyon National Park, also known as "Colorado Grand Canyon". Overall, it is east-west, with a total length of 350 kilometers and an average valley depth of 1600 meters. The top of the canyon is 6 ~ 30 kilometers wide, and the canyon shrinks downward into a V-shape. The banks are high in the north and low in the south, and the maximum valley depth exceeds 1500m. The width of the valley bottom is less than 1000m, and the narrowest part is only120 m. The Colorado River flows through the bottom of the valley.
2. Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park: referred to as Yellowstone National Park for short, it is managed by the National Park Service. In March, 1872 and 1 were officially named as national parks to protect wildlife and natural resources, and 1978 was included in the World Natural Heritage List. This is the largest national park in the world.
Yellowstone National Park covers an area of about 898,365,438+07 hectares, mainly located in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Huangshi National Park is divided into five areas: the Mammoth Hot Spring Area in the northwest is mainly limestone steps, so it is also called hot step area; The northeast is Roosevelt district, which still retains the old western landscape; In the middle is the canyon area, where you can enjoy the Yellowstone Grand Canyon and waterfalls. The southeast is Huangshi Lake District, which is dominated by lakes and mountains. In the west and southwest, there are geysers, hot springs, steam pools, hot pools, mud and spray holes. There is a museum of historical sites in the park.
Yellowstone National Park is proudly called "the most unique magical paradise on earth" by Americans. The traffic in the park is convenient, with more than 500 kilometers of highway around the mountain, connecting the main scenic spots of various scenic spots, and the hiking route is 1500 kilometers.
3.niagara falls
Niagara Falls is located at the junction of Ontario, Canada and new york, USA. The source of the waterfall is niagara river, and the main waterfall is located in Canada, which is the best place to watch the waterfall. In the United States, waterfalls are separated by Moon Island, and the side of waterfalls is viewed.
Niagara river's water rushed down the cliff and rejoined downstream. In a river less than 2km long, it falls at a speed of 35.4km/h with a drop of 15.8m, which represents the wildest vortex jet in the world. It passes through Queenston, Canada on the left bank and Livingston, USA on the right bank, passes through the Devil's Cave rapids, and enters Lake Ontario from west to east along the last Livingston tributary canyon.
Niagara Falls, Iguazu Falls and Victoria Falls are also called the three major transnational waterfalls in the world!
4. The Grand Canyon of Colorado
The Grand Canyon is located in the northwest of Arizona and the southwest of the Colorado Plateau. The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long, with an average width of 16 kilometers, the deepest point of 2 133 meters, an average depth of over 1500 meters and a total area of 2,724 square kilometers.
19 19, President Wilson designated the Grand Canyon as the Grand Canyon National Park.
The Grand Canyon is a masterpiece of the Colorado River. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, flows through Utah and Arizona, and flows into the sea from California Bay in California, with a total length of 2,320 kilometers. "Colorado River" means "Red River" in Spanish, so it is named because this river is often red with a lot of sediment. In the Grand Canyon, there are 75 species of mammals, 50 species of amphibians and reptiles, 25 species of fish and more than 300 species of birds. The whole national park is a paradise for many animals.
5. Hawaiian islands
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands are the largest second-class islands in Polynesia, spanning the Tropic of Cancer in an arc, with the range of15441'w-17875' w, 18 54'n ~ 28 65433. .
The Hawaiian Islands are composed of 8 main islands (4 big islands and 4 small islands in Kibo), 65,438+024 small islands, and reefs and spires around the islands. The eight main islands are located between north latitude18 54 ′-22, and the latitude order is Kauai, Nihao, Oahu, Molokai and Lanai. (Lanai Island), Maui Island, holloway Island and Hawaii Island (also known as the Big Island, not to be confused with the Hawaiian Islands).
The United States established the state of Hawaii here on 1959, and the state capital is Lu Lu (Lu Lu badminton), a fire slave on Oahu. According to the data of Honolulu Bishop Museum, the ancestors of the earliest Hawaiian residents can be traced back to the Yangtze River Delta in China, about 5,000-6,000 years ago. Honolulu has many connections with modern China.
Hawaii is a world-famous tourist destination, among which Maui and Echo ranked first and second in the world in 20 13.
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