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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 114. Chapters: Abronia ammophila, Albert, Alfred and Chris Schlechten, Amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone National Park, Angling in Yellowstone National Park, Animals of Yellowstone, Bibliography of Yellowstone National Park, Christmas in August (Yellowstone), Cook-Folsom-Peterson Expedition, Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869-1890), Firehole Village, Fishes of Yellowstone National Park, Frank Jay Haynes, Grant Village, Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, History of wolves in Yellowstone, Isabel Bassett Wasson, List of birds of Yellowstone National Park, List of Yellowstone National Park related articles, Nez Perce in Yellowstone Park, Philetus Norris, Small mammals of Yellowstone National Park, Teton-Yellowstone tornado, Thomas D. Brock, Trails of Yellowstone National Park, Truman C. Everts, Warren Angus Ferris, Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, William Henry Jackson, Yanceys, Wyoming, Yellowstone (BBC TV series), Yellowstone fires of 1988, Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana, Yellowstone Park bison herd. Excerpt: Yellowstone National Park (Arapaho: Henihco'oo' or Heetihco'oo), established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years. The region was bypassed during the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 19th century. Aside from visits by mountain men during the early-to-mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. The U.S. Army was commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance, and researchers have examined more than 1,000 archaeological sites. Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. The park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining, nearly intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone
