YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
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Definitions of YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
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the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
By Princeton University
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the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An area of 3575 square miles (i.e. a little larger than Norfolk and Suffolk) about the sources of the Yellow River, in Montana and Wyoming ; withdrawn by U.S. Congress, February, 1872, "from settlement, occupancy, or sale," and set apart as a public park for the people for ever. General elevation, 7000 to 8000 feet, with mountains 10,000 to 12,000 feet ; and having deep gorges, snowy sierras, great lakes, and geysers.
By Henry Percy Smith
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