Yellowstone National Park Research Paper

Yellowstone National Park Tour Guide
Yellowstone National Park, home to the Yellowstone Caldera, one of the most dangerous super volcanos in the world. The park spans 8,938 kilometers squared, larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. The park is located 44.43 degrees north and 110.59 degrees west in the north-west quadrant of the continental U.S. It is approximately 13,000 kilometers from Sydney and is approximately 2,800 kilometers from Washington D.C., the nation’s capital.
A roundtrip flight from Sydney to West Yellowstone costs around US$1,3500 via Delta Airlines’ Economy Class for 1 passenger. Inside the National Park, shuttle buses provide transportation for visitors but around 80 kilometers of paved road is available for …show more content…
states, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. 96% of the park is within the state of Wyoming, 3% in Montana and the remaining 1% in Idaho. Rivers, lakes and other bodies of water covers 5% of the land area, 80% forests and the rest grasslands. The largest lake in the park, the Yellowstone Lake, spans an enormous 35,200 hectares and at an astonishing altitude of 2,357 meters above sea level, it is the largest high-altitude lake in North America.
The park lies on the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest volcanic system in North America. A caldera is a cauldron-shaped volcanic feature that is formed by the collapse of a magma chamber after a massive eruption. The term “super volcano” has been given due to its violent formation characterized by remarkably large volcanic eruptions. The magma chamber that lies underneath spans a sheer 60 kilometers long, 29 kilometers wide and 12 kilometers deep, that enough magma to fill 8 billion Olympic swimming pools.
The volcano is still active to this day, but there is no immediate danger. The volcano is monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey by taking measurements of seismic activity, geysers and small earthquakes. The volcano is however, still a very real threat, if the volcano erupts, almost all major US cities will be burnt to the

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