Scenic-Spots-In-America

ScenicSpotsinAmerica讲解：陈雨晴制作：郑文哲资料收集：隆茂森、张鹏TheSouthwestTheGrandCanyon•asteep-sidedcanyoncarvedbytheColoradoRiverinthestateofArizona.•largelycontainedwithintheGrandCanyonNationalParkPAINTEDDESERTa146-square-mile(380km2)areaofbadlandslocatedinNorthernArizonastretchesfromtheGrandCanyonNationalParkintothePetrifiedForestNationalParkPetrifiedForestNationalParkYellowstonenationalparkGrandCanyonoftheYellowstone.Oldfaithfulgeysereruptsapproximatelyevery91minutesGreenRiverCanyoninDinosaurNationalMonument•AlaskaisthelargeststateoftheUnitedStatesbyarea；itissituatedinthenorthwestextremityoftheNorthAmericancontinent.AlaskaisborderedonthenorthbytheArcticOcean,onthesouthbytheGulfofAlaska,andonthewestbytheBeringSea.•Alaskaiscalled“lastgreatplace”becausemanygreatplacesonourplanethavebeenover-exploited(过度开发的)byhumanforeconomicgains.AlaskaisalsofacedwiththeconflictsbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandnatureconservationGreatPlains•abroadexpanseofflatland,muchofitcoveredinprairie,steppeandgrassland,whichlieswestoftheMississippiRiverandeastoftheRockyMountains•thewesternmostportionofthevastNorthAmericanInteriorPlains,whichextendeasttotheAppalachianPlateauYosemiteNationalPark•ineastcentralCaliforniawith3,080.74km2•internationallyrecognizedforitsspectaculargranitecliffs,waterfalls,clearstreams,GiantSequoiagroves,andbiologicaldiversityCoasthighwayinCaliforniaBigSurcoastlineViewofthePacificOceanfromtheBixbyCreekHollywoodinlosAngeles•LyinginthecentralPacificOcean,itistheonlystatethatisnotontheNorthAmericancontinent.Itisentirelyanarchipelago(群岛).•Hawaii’sbreathtakingnaturalbeauty,warmtropicalclimate,invitingwatersandwaves,andactivevolcanoes,makeitapopulardestinationfortourists,surfers,biologists,andvolcanologistsalikeEvergladesNationalPark•inthestateofFloridathatprotectsthesouthern25percentoftheoriginalEverglades•thelargestsubtropicalwilderness•thethird-largestnationalparkinthelower48statesafterDeathValleyandYellowstone.•createdtoprotectafragileecosysteminsteadofsafeguardingauniquegeographicfeature•createdbyaslow-movingriveroriginatinginLakeOkeechobee,fedbytheKissimmeeRiver,andflowingsouthwestatabout.25miles(0.40km)perdayintoFloridaBay.MiamiBeach,Florida•SouthernportionofMiamiBeachwithdowntownMiamiinbackgroundFortSumternationalparkknownasthesiteuponwhichtheshotsinitiatingtheAmericanCivilWarwerefired,attheBattleofFortSumter,southCarolinaCapeCod•anislandandacapeintheeasternmostportionofthestateofMassachusetts•“EastofAmerica,therestandsintheopenAtlanticthelastfragmentofanancientandvanishedland.Wornbythebreakersandtherains,anddisintegratedbythewind,itstillstandsbold.”•HenryBestonNewYorkState•LakePlacid(普莱西德湖)isbestknownasthetwo-timesiteoftheWinterOlympics