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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 7-14 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	April 2010
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
ISBN:	9781531653033
EAN-Code:	9781531653033
Verlag:	Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 250 mm / B 175 mm / D 12 mm
Gewicht:	419 gr
Seiten:	130
Zus. Info:	HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
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The Olympic Mountains rise up from the sea with moss-draped forests growing right to the water's edge. Glaciers crown steep slopes while alpine meadows and lush valleys teem with elk, deer, cougars, bears, and species known nowhere else on earth. The Olympic National Park was created in 1938 to protect the grandeur of the Olympic Mountains. The rugged coastal area was added in 1953. To further protect this remnant of wild America, Congress designated 95 percent of the park as the Olympic Wilderness in 1988. Today it is recognized as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site and one of the most popular wilderness destinations in North America. It is a place that changed the people who would conquer it. Farmers gave up; miners found no riches; loggers reforested. Tourism came early and endures.