Archive for August 2014
Yellowstone National
Park is a national park located
primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana
and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by
President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone,
widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal
features, especially Old Faithful Geyser. Source
Yosemite National
Park is a United States National
Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the
central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yosemite is one of the
largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park
supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range
from 2,127 to 13,114 feet and contains five major vegetation zones, lower
montane forest, upper montane forest, subalpine zone. Source
Luray Caverns
is a large, celebrated commercial cave
just west of Luray, Virginia, USA, which has drawn many visitors since its
discovery in 1878. Luray Caverns does not date beyond the Tertiary period,
though carved from the Silurian limestone. At some period, niches and already
formed chambers were completely filled with water, highly charged with acid,
which then slowly began to eat away at much of the softer material composing
much of the walls. Source
Whitehaven Beach
is a 7 km stretch along Whitsunday Island. The island is accessible by
boat from the mainland tourist ports of Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour, as well
as Hamilton Island. The Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim is a 2 km open
swimming competition held on the Beach in November each year as part of the
Hamilton Island Triathlon Event. The 2012 event was held on 11 November 2012. Source
Watkins Glen State
Park is located outside the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca
Lake in Schuyler County in the Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is
near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the
public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it
was purchased by New York State. Since 1924, it has been managed by the Finger
Lakes Region of the New York State Office of Park. Source
Ukraine has diverse geographic features, including several waterfalls.
A vast number of rivers run through the mountain ranges. The snow melt from the
mountains feeding the rivers and sudden drops in elevation create many
opportunities for waterfalls to form. Most of the waterfalls in the Carpathian
Mountains are short and cascade waterfalls. The highest waterfall is the Maniava
waterfall, located near the Maniava village which is 14 m tall. Source