Презентация на тему Great smoky mountains national park

Sevier, Blount, & Cocke counties in Tennessee, USA
Nearest

city: Cherokee, North Carolina and Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Area: 521,086 acres (276,344 acres in North Carolina, 244,742 acres (990.44 km2) in Tennessee)
Established: June 15, 1934
Visitors: 9,289,215(in 2006)
Governing body: National Park Service
State Party: United States of America
Type: Natural
Region: Europe and North America

the Cherokee Indians
18th -early 19th century -Frontierspeople began settling

the land
june 15, 1934-the park was officially established
1976 -the park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve
1983 – the park certified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
1988 – the park became a part of the Southern Appalachian Biosphere

at the mouth of Abrams Creek to 6,643 feet

(2,025 m) at the summit of Clingmans Dome. Within the park a total of 16 mountains reach higher than 6,000 feet (1829 m)
the abundant rainfall
old growth forests
10,000 species of plants(leafy trees, coniferous trees, flowering plant species etc) and animals(lungless salamanders, black bear population etc.); 90,000 undocumented species

Base of Big Laurel Falls

the Gatlinburg entrance to the park
Oconaluftee Visitors' Center near

Cherokee
North Carolina at the eastern entrance to the park
- exhibits on wildlife, geology, and the history of the park, sell books, maps, souvenirs ; no entry fee to the park

many trailheads and overlooks
At an elevation of 5,048 feet

(1,539 m), it is the lowest gap in the mountains and is situated near the center of the park, on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line

number of preserved historic buildings including log cabins, barns,

and churches

historical areas: Roaring Fork, Cataloochee, Elkmont, the Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill at Oconaluftee

Trail
Alum Cave Trail
the pinnacle of the Chimney Tops

The Laurel

Falls Trail
Clingman's Dome Trail