The Geologic Story Of Yellowstone National Park
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Windows into the Earth
Author | : Robert B. Smith |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2000-05-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0195355601 |
Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot, a huge column of hot and molten rock rising from the Earth's interior that traced a 50-mile wide, 500-mile-long path northeastward across Idaho. Generating cataclysmic volcanic eruptions and large earthquakes, the hotspot helped lift the Yellowstone Plateau to more than 7,000 feet and pushed the northern Rockies to new heights, forming unusually large glaciers to carve the landscape. It also created the jewel of the U.S. national park system: Yellowstone. Meanwhile, forces stretching apart the western U.S. created the mountainous glory of Grand Teton National Park. These two parks, with their majestic mountains, dazzling geysers, and picturesque hot springs, are windows into the Earth's interior, revealing the violent power of the dynamic processes within. Smith and Siegel offer expert guidance through this awe-inspiring terrain, bringing to life the grandeur of these geologic phenomena as they reveal the forces that have shaped--and continue to shape--the greater Yellowstone-Teton region. Over seventy illustrations--including fifty-two in full color--illuminate the breathtaking beauty of the landscape, while two final chapters provide driving tours of the parks to help visitors enjoy and understand the regions wonders. Fascinating and informative, this book affords us a striking new perspective on Earth's creative forces.
The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Park (Classic Reprint)
Author | : William R. Keefer |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2017-10-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780265826621 |
Excerpt from The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone national park area, showing rivers, lakes, landforms, roads, towns, settlements, and major geyser basins (stippled). The Park embraces square miles acres), and its boundaries traverse a distance of nearly 300 miles. Yellow stone Lake, with an irregular shoreline of 110 miles and a surface area of 137 square miles, is one of the largest natural mountain lakes in the United States. (fig. 1) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Park
Author | : William Richard Keefer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
Surficial Geologic History of the Canyon Village Quadrangle, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Author | : Gerald Martin Richmond |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Geology |
ISBN | : |
A summary of the glacial and nonglacial history of the basin of Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in the Yellowstone caldera.