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Yellowstone is known for many things from the huge volcano that lay’s beneath to their geysers that explode as quick as every ninety minutes. Yellowstone is in not only one state, but three! It’s so large that it is in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Yellowstone has many scenic features and a lot of history from the 500 geysers, hundreds of waterfalls some even undiscovered, hot springs, fossils, and one huge volcano. There are a lot of things to discuss when it comes to this historic national park which is why I will only be focusing on Wyoming, which is where most of Yellowstone is. Yellowstone has many fossils, the two main types that have been found are body fossils, which consist of shells, bones, plants, and more. The other type of main …show more content…

This involves a series of earthquakes that happen in a short amount of time in the same common area. The largest swarm of earthquakes that have occurred in Yellowstone was 3,000 earthquakes in a three-month period; this was recorded back in 1985. However, not all earthquakes are bad according to Yellowstone. The earthquakes in Yellowstone help with the hydrothermal activity. If these earthquakes did not occur then the water supply to the hot springs and geysers could seal up from the mineral deposition. A normal year for Yellowstone consists of 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes; Yellowstone is known to be one of the most active locations in the United …show more content…

Yellowstone has many hydrothermal features, more than 10,000 to be exact; because of these hydrothermal features Yellowstone ended up being set aside as the worlds very first national park. The scolding hot water is a result of hydrothermal activity and what causes it is cold water from snow or rain that meets hot water which is heated immediately by magma. This causes the temperature of the water to rise, the water constantly remains in a liquid state due to weight and pressure. Yellowstone’s park service actually has policy so no one can disrupt the hydrothermal activity, such a policy includes any construction near the hydrothermal

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