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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Olympic National Park


Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt originally created Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909[3] and after Congress voted to authorize a re-designation to National Park status, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the legislation June 29, 1938. In 1976, Olympic National Park became an International Biosphere Reserve, and in 1981 it was designated a World Heritage Site. In 1988, Congress designated 95 percent of the park as the Olympic Wilderness.

Visit Olympic National Park site: www.olympic.national-park.com



















2 comments:

  1. I have gone through this blog. I found it very interesting and helpful. Perhaps next time if I have given a chance I wanted to go there. This is also a great place to visit Bryce Canyon National Park

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