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# Yellowstone National Park

The world's first national park, protecting vast geothermal environments, hot springs, and dense temperate wilderness.

## Record

- **Title**: [Yellowstone National Park](https://datasets.chrisyst.com/yellowstone-national-park/index.md)
- **Geo target**: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, United States
- **Website**: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/28
- **Address**: PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY, 82190, United States
- **Coordinates**: 44.428, -110.5885

### Summary

The world's first national park, protecting vast geothermal environments, hot springs, and dense temperate wilderness.

### Description

## Yellowstone National Park: A Geothermal Wonderland

Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, is renowned for its unparalleled geothermal activity, hosting over half of the world's active geysers and more than 10,000 other geothermal features, including hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. The park sits atop the Yellowstone Caldera, one of the world's largest active supervolcanoes, which fuels these spectacular displays. Iconic features like Old Faithful, a cone geyser that erupts approximately every 60 to 110 minutes, and the Grand Prismatic Spring, with its vibrant microbial mats, showcase the park's dynamic geological processes and unique hydrothermal landscapes.

Beyond its geological marvels, Yellowstone holds immense historical and ecological significance as the world's first national park, setting a precedent for protected areas globally. Its vast wilderness spans nearly 9,000 square kilometers, encompassing diverse ecosystems from subalpine forests to expansive grasslands. This rich habitat supports an extraordinary array of wildlife, including the largest free-roaming herd of bison in North America, grizzly bears, wolves, elk, and moose, making it a critical stronghold for biodiversity and a living laboratory for ecological research and conservation efforts.

### Attributes

- **Annual Visitors**: 4 million _(quality 90)_
- **Buffer Zone**: 0 ha _(quality 10)_
- **Category Type**: Natural
- **Conservation Status**: Excellent
- **Epoch Origin**: Modern Era Conservation (1872)
- **Latitude**: 44.43 ° _(quality 50)_
- **Longitude**: -110.59 ° _(quality 50)_
- **Primary Material**: Rhyolite & Basaltic Rock
- **Property Area**: 898k ha _(quality 100)_
- **UNESCO ID**: 28
- **Year Inscribed**: 1978 _(quality 99)_