07 avril 2015

The Features Of Olympic National Park That You Ought To See

By Iva Cannon


National Park is some of the places that tourists visit in the year. One outstanding park in the United States of America that has been attracting many people over the world is the Olympic National Park in Peninsula. The place is divided into four areas namely, Pacific coastline, alpine, a rainforest to the west that has moderate temperatures and the dry forests of the east.

Pacific coastline is rugged and has sandy beaches. It is located along adjacent forest and is sixty miles long and has native communities at the end of two rivers. The two rivers are Quileute River that has the Quileute people and the Hoh people who are located at the mouth of Hoh River. The coastline has a rich history, and the beaches have a stretch of the wilderness of about twenty miles.

The beaches are covered primarily with sand, but other areas are covered with large boulders and massive rock. It also has slippery footing, bush overgrowth, and misty rainforest weather. It is such a readily accessible terrain compared to the other interior parts of the National park which is more difficult terrain with very few hiking distances.

People who visit this place see unique turbidites. These are rocks that often suspend particle in the sea waters. They are caused by sedimentary layers that form on the ocean floor. These rocks compact on the seabed for over the years on a constant cycle. The region has the Olympic mountain that you can see massive glaciers all through the year.

The Olympic mountain is known to be a product of wedges of the Juan De Fuca Plate. It is a non-volcanic mount that contain massive snow that interesting for tourists to see. The glaciers also cover an approximate height of over five kilometers.

On the eastern side, you will find a range which is drier. It is because the area is the leeward side. It also has high peaks and craggy ridges.

Another notable feature to note is the temperate forest. The area is rich with trees since it receives an annual precipitation of 380mm. This amount of rainfall is high hence making this part be the wettest in the Olympic Park. The most dominant trees in the forest are the coniferous forests.

One notable feature in this region is the temperate forest. These trees on the western side receive a 380 cm annual precipitation. The amount rainfall this part of the park gets makes it the wettest part of the Olympic area. Coniferous trees are the dominant trees you can find in this rainforest.

The ecology in the area has a variety of animal species and endemic plants. In the habitat, you can see native species of plants. Biologists have used the place to study the evolution of animals and plants. It also has sizable populations of black-tailed deer and black bears. There is a worthy population of cougar and mountain goats which were introduced in the 1920s. These mountain goats damaged the native flora and as a result they had to be managed to protect the flora of this place and restore it to the former natural glory.




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