by Zuzia Maćkowska kl 6C
Fun Facts:
*is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California.
*The park is managed by the National Park Service.
*Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness.
*Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals.
*About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes.
*On average, about four million people visit Yosemite each year, and most spend the majority of their time in the seven square miles (18km2) of Yosemite Valley.
*The park set a visitation record in 2016, surpassing five million visitors for the first time in its history.
Animals in Yosemite National Park
Plants in Yosemite National Park
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