Twenty-ven states have national parks, as do insular areas Ameri Samoa and the Uates Virgin Islands. Alaska and California have the most, each with eight, followed by Utah with five and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias, at over 8,000,000 acres (32,000 km2), followed by three more in Alaska; the smallest is Hot Springs, at less than 6,000 acres (24 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 51,900,000 acres (210,000 km2), for an average of 895,000 acres (3,620 km2) but a median of only 317,000 acres (1,280 km2). The most-visited national park is Great Smoky Mountains, with over nine million visitors in 2008, followed by the Grand yon, with over four million. Fourteen national parks are designated World Heritage Sites.
2 美國各地國家公園的表達方式
America’s first national park was Yellowstone, in the western state of Wyoming. It was the first national park in the world. The gover said the park was for all the people to enjoy, then and iure. Today three-million people each year visit Yellowstoional Park, most of them during summer.The National Park Service has two main jobs. One is to protect America’s national parks. The other is to help visitors enjoy them. Some people think the two jobs flict with each other.
Twenty-ven states have national parks, as do insular areas Ameri Samoa and the Uates Virgin Islands. Alaska and California have the most, each with eight, followed by Utah with five and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias, at over 8,000,000 acres (32,000 km2), followed by three more in Alaska; the smallest is Hot Springs, at less than 6,000 acres (24 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 51,900,000 acres (210,000 km2), for an average of 895,000 acres (3,620 km2) but a median of only 317,000 acres (1,280 km2). The most-visited national park is Great Smoky Mountains, with over nine million visitors in 2008, followed by the Grand yon, with over four million. Fourteen national parks are designated World Heritage Sites.
2 美國各地國家公園的表達方式
America’s first national park was Yellowstone, in the western state of Wyoming. It was the first national park in the world. The gover said the park was for all the people to enjoy, then and iure. Today three-million people each year visit Yellowstoional Park, most of them during summer.The National Park Service has two main jobs. One is to protect America’s national parks. The other is to help visitors enjoy them. Some people think the two jobs flict with each other.