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Vernal Fall
is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced
River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. Vernal Fall, as well as Nevada Fall, is clearly visible
from Glacier Point. The waterfall runs all year long, although by the end of
summer it is substantially reduced in volume and can split into multiple
strands, rather than a single curtain of water. Source
The Tsingy de
Bemaraha National Park is a national park located in Melaky Region, Madagascar.
The national park centers on two geological formations: the Great Tsingy and the Little Tsingy. Together with the
adjacent Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, the National Park is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Source
Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. The total 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall qualifies Yosemite Falls as the sixth highest waterfall in the world. Source
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
Grand Canyon
National Park is the United States' 15th oldest national park. Named a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1979, the park is located in Arizona. Grand Canyon
National Park was named as an official national park in 1919, but the landmark
had been well known to Americans for over thirty years prior. In 1903, President
Theodore Roosevelt visited the site and said: "The Grand Canyon fills me
with awe. It is beyond comparison, beyond description; absolutely unparalleled
throughout the wide world. Source
