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1 Natural beauties of the USA
Alaska Arches national park Bryce Canyon 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

2 Alaska Area: 1,717,854 km2 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)

3 Arches national park State: Utah Area: 310 km2
Over 2000 sandstone arches 40km long footpath Delicate Arch

4 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

5 Canyonlands State: Utah Area: 1,366.21 km2 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

6 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

7 Grand Caynon State: Arizona Long-axis length: 446 km
Width: 6,4 – 29 km Colorado river Animal: California Condor

8 Grand Teton n.p. State: Wyoming Area: 1,254.51 km2 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

9 Hawaii Area: 28,311 km2 The newest of the 50 U.S. states
Made up entirely of islands Tourists paradise Vulcanoes Surfing, swimming, fishing, golf

10 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)

11 Niagara falls State: New York
Divided into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls Drop: m Width: 790 and 320 m

12 Sequoia n.p. State: Sierra Nevada Area: 1,635 km2 Visitors: 965 170
Established on September 25, 1890 (the 2nd oldest) Vertical relief: m Mount Whitney: m Famous for its Sequoia trees

13 Zion n.p. State: Utah Area: 593 km2 Visitors: 2,697,182 Huge cliffs
Covered by sea 13 milion years ago Dangerous footpaths

14 Yellowstone n.p. State: Wyoming Area: 8,987 km2 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,

15 Yosemite n.p. State: California Area: 3 080.74 km2 Visitors: 3 737 472
Yosemite=,,There are killers between ourselves“ Part of Sierra Nevada Cliffs, grassfields Animal: Marmot


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