让人叹为观止的美国国家公园

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大峡谷国家公园：河水雕刻的陆地大峡谷

The Grand Canyon National Park was listed as a World Natural Heritage site（世界自然遗产）in 1979. It is a steepsided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona， in the United States. The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long， up to 29 kilometers wide and attains a depth of over 1.6 kilometers.

大峡谷国家公园在1979年被列为世界自然遗产。它是一个陡峭的峡谷，由美国亚利桑那州的科罗拉多河雕刻而成。大峡谷长446千米，宽达29千米，深度超过1.6千米。

死亡谷：世界上最热的地方之一

Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California， in the northern Mojave Desert bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is also one of the lowest， driest and hottest places in North America. Death Valley used to have an observed record（观测纪录）of the highest temperature on earth at 56.7°C.

红杉国家公园：拥有世界上体积最大的树

Sequoia National Park is an A m e r i c a n n a t i o n a l p a r k i n t h e southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia， California. The park showcases the highest point in United States， Mount Whitney， at 14，505 feet（4，421 m）above sea level. Sequoia National Park is known for its rare tree species-the Giant Sequoia， among which， the General Sherman Tree is the largest tree in the world.

紅杉国家公园是位于加利福尼亚州维塞利亚以东内华达山脉南部的美国国家公园。海拔14，505英尺（4，421米）的美国最高点惠特尼山也在公园之内。红杉国家公园因珍稀树种巨杉而闻名，其中“谢尔曼将军树”更是全世界体积最大的树木。

优胜美地国家公园：庇佑濒临灭绝的物种

Yosemite National Park is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California. Designated as a World Heritage site in 1984， Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs（花岗岩峭壁）， waterfalls， clear streams， giant sequoia groves（巨型红杉林）， lakes， mountains， meadows， glaciers（冰川）， and biological diversity. Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness.

优胜美地国家公园位于加利福尼亚中部的内华达山脉西部。1984年，优胜美地被选定为世界自然遗产，因其壮观的花岗岩峭壁、瀑布、清澈的溪流、巨型红杉林、湖泊、山峰、草地、冰川和生物多样性为世界所知。公园大约95%的地方是公共莽原区。