National parks are naturally beautiful. Most parks
were declared parks to preserve the wild beauty that makes them so
amazing. While nearly all these protected areas are pretty, a number are
simply amazing in their beauty. Take a look at the list of the most
beautiful national parks in the world.
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Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of
Montana, on the Canada–United States border with the Canadian provinces
of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1 million
acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges
of the Rocky Mountains), over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different
species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.
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Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the
state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four basic
regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate
rainforest and the forests of the drier east side.
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Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve is a national park and preserve
located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali (Mount McKinley), the
highest mountain in North America. The park encompasses more than 6
million acres (24,500 km²), of which 4,724,735.16 acres (19,120 km²)
are federally owned. The national preserve is 1,334,200 acres (5,430
km²), of which 1,304,132 acres (5,278 km²) are federally owned. On
December 2, 1980, a 2,146,580 acre (8,687 km²) Denali Wilderness was
established within the park. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at
the lowest elevations, including deciduous taiga. The preserve is also
home to tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, rock, and snow at
the highest elevations. The longest glacier is the Kahiltna Glacier.
Today, 400,000 people visit the park annually. They view wildlife, climb
mountains, and backpack. Wintertime activities includes dog-sledding,
cross-country skiing, and snowmachining.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park (Arapaho: Henihco'oo or Héetíhco'oo) is a
national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although
it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S.
Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1,
1872. 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
most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests
ecoregion.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park
and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great
Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a
division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between
Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the
centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in the
United States.[3] On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian
Trail also passes through the center of the park.
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Kirthar National Park
The Kirthar National Park is situated in the Kirthar range mountains in
Karachi and Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan. It was founded in 1974
and stretches over 3087 km², being the second largest National
Park of Pakistan after Hingol National Park. The fauna comprises
leopards, striped hyenas, wolves, ratels, urials, chinkara gazelles and
rare Sind wild goats. Blackbuck antelopes are kept in enclosures for a
reintroduction project at Kirthar National Park. However, most large
predators have been extirpated. The last leopard was shot in 1977.
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Deosai National Park
The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu District of
Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northern Pakistan. Deosai means 'the land
of Giants'. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the
Gilgit-Baltistan geographic region. Deosai is a tourist attraction and
lot of tourists who visit Baltistan go to Deosai as well. Deosai Plateau
which is the second highest plateau in the world after the Chang
Tang in Tibet. In local Balti language, Deosai is called Byarsa, meaning
‘summer place’. The plateau is located at the boundary of the
Karakorum and the western Himalayas.
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Hingol National Park
Hingol National Park or Hungol National Park protects 1,650 km², and is
the largest National Park of Pakistan. It was established in 1988.
Hingol National Park is located along the Makran coastal region in
southwestern Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. It is
within sections of Lasbela District, Gwadar District, and Awaran
District. The Gulf of Oman of the Arabian Sea is on the south. Karachi
is approximately 190 kilometres (120 mi) to the southeast on the coast.
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