Mappa topografica Yellowstone National Park

Nome: Mappa topografica Yellowstone National Park, altitudine, rilievo.

Luogo: Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, United States (44.13158 -111.15599 45.10896 -109.82549)

Altitudine media: 2’450 m

Altitudine minima: 1’560 m

Altitudine massima: 3’549 m

Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 sq mi (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers, and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered a dormant volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Well over half of the world's geysers and hydrothermal 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 park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. In 1978, Yellowstone was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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