Kevin Shane Cantley Dorothy Dimeling English Composition 101 March 7‚ 2007 Banff National Park‚ the oldest National Park in Canada‚ is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. “There are many resorts and lodges for tourists‚ one being an upscale accommodation designed in the likeness of a Scottish baronial castle.” (Mobile 5) Banff National Park is 6‚641 square kilometers of mountain landscape. “The snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies reflect mirror images
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history of National Park system presented in the video tells us the story of people from different backgrounds who devoted their lives to build the national parks. The national park idea is aimed to preserve and protect the natural resources for everyone and for all the time. Through the history of National Park that captured in the video‚ it showed that everyone is included‚ given the equal opportunity to be part of the national park‚ regardless of race‚ ethnic‚ gender‚ religion‚ and age. National parks
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Paper Student ’s Name BIO100 Due Date Instructor ’s Name UNESCO Paper The Everglades National Park‚ located in southern Florida‚ is the largest remaining sub-tropical wilderness in the continental United States and has extensive fresh and salt water areas‚ open Everglades‚ prairies‚ and mangrove forests. (1000 Friends of Florida‚ 2011). The plant life in the Everglades National Park consists of several different species: the marsh species‚ which includes saw grass‚ bladderwort‚ white
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The Everglades National Park "American Crocodile" Kimmie Jordan SCI230 10/10/2010 Shannon Kam The Everglades National Park "American Crocodile" The Crocodylus acutus known as the American crocodile is a very large species it is known to grow as large as 6m. It is said that Florida has the largest crocodile with a size of 4.6m. The American crocodile is the only true crocodile found in the United States today. The region in which the American crocodile live in is located in south
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Have you ever looked at a national park or historical place and desired and wished if you knew more about it? There are many national parks that get to be inspired and visited by people all around the world. The Grand Canyon is one of those national parks. How did this canyon form into a huge national park? Where did it establish and what are the basic facts about it? Did anyone ever live there or visit this amazing national park? How was it formed and where did all that rock come from? Many writers
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Yosemite National Park. John Muir was born in Scotland in 1838 but 11 years later he and his family moved to the United States. He began a job at a factory‚ but after a nearly blinding accident from a machine he decided he was more interested in a “world unaltered by man or machine” (Yosemite National Park). Years later he enrolled at he University of Wisconsin but he wasn’t satisfied enough so he decided
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glacier melted over millions of years Longs Peak is a popular landmark and hiking destination in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Like all mountains in the rocky mountains‚ Longs Peak was formed during the laramide orgeny. Longs Peak is about 9‚500 feet tall and made of metamorphic and igneous rock. Mount Meeker is yet another popular landmark in the Rocky Mountain National Park.Mount Meeker was also was formed during the laramide orgeny. Mount Meeker is about 13‚911 feet tall and made of metamorphic
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)‚ previously Borivali National Park‚[2] is a large protected area in the northern part of suburban Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India.[3] It encompasses an area of 104 km2 (40 sq mi) and is surrounded on three sides by India’s most populous city.[4] It is notable as one of the major national parks existing within a metropolis limit and is one of the most visited parks in the world[3] The rich flora and fauna of Sanjay Gandhi National Park attracts more than
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Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest national park in India.[2] The park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. Situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand the park acts as a protected area for the critically endangered Bengal tiger of India‚ the secure survival of which is the main objective of Project Tiger‚ an Indian wildlife protection initiative.[2] The park has sub-Himalayan belt
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Gir Forest National Park – Only home of Asiatic Lions Posted on March 10‚ 2011 by Admin Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan Gir) is a forest and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat‚ India. Founded in 1965‚ whose total area is 1‚412 km (about 258 km fully protected area (National Park) and 1153 km Sanctuary‚ the park is located 65 km south east of Junagadh. Home is the only pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)‚ and is considered one of the most important protected
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