HERITAGE RECORD · 028

Yellowstone National Park

黄石国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 km2 ; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho. Yellowstone contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world's largest concentration of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or two thirds of all those on the planet). Established in 1872, Yellowstone is equally known for its wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and wapitis.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ351 ↗

Inception1872

Area2219791 ha

Administrative areaQ1214 · Q1221 · Q1212

Named afterQ374772

WikipediaYellowstone National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia黃石國家公園 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

Of the four national parks of the West, the Yellowstone is far the largest.

John Muir · Our National ParksOriginal: Of the four national parks of the West, the Yellowstone is far the largest.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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