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The National Parks of the United States Adriana Sobkěvičová
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Yosemite NP
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California 1890 forests, a diversity of plants and animals granite rocks rock formations – El Capitan and Half-Dome diversity - rozmanitost
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Sequoia NP
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California 1890 Mount Whitney, at 4,421 m above sea level Giant Sequoias, height 75m, up to 7m in diameter
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Joshua Tree NP
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California 1994 two ecosystems Joshua tree (yucca bravifolia) camping, hiking, climbing
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Death Valley NP
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California, Nevada 1994 The lowest point in the US The Racetrack – sailing stones
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Grand Canyon NP
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Arizona 1919 one of the most important natural wonders of the world UNECSO World Heritage Site the Colorado river
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Yellowstone NP
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Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 1872 grizzly bears, wolves, elk geysers, hot springs the Old Faihful Hot springs – horké prameny
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Everglades NP
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Florida 1947 the largest subtropical wilderness area created to protect a fragile ecosystem Florida panther, American alligator, blue heron wilderness area – přírodní rezervace blue heron – volavka posvátná Fragile - nestabilní
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Sources http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/ main.htmhttp://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/ main.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.helpforenglish.cz/realie/usa/geography/c20 06042902-Sightseeing-in-the-USA--National- Parks.htmlhttp://www.helpforenglish.cz/realie/usa/geography/c20 06042902-Sightseeing-in-the-USA--National- Parks.html http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
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