Yellowstone National Park is a national park in the United States, mainly in Wyoming, but with small portions in the neighbouring states of Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has an area of 8983 km², making it one of the largest national parks in the United States. The average elevation in the park is 2440 metres. Most of the park consists of forest in Wyoming. The park is home to many animal species, including bison, deer, several species of bear, coyotes and wolves.
The colours of the grand canyon of Yellowstone were created by the action of hot water on volcanic rock. It was not these colours but the yellow banks of the river at its distant confluence with the Missouri River that gave the Minnetaree Indian name that French trappers translated as roche jaune, yellow stone. The canyon has deepened rapidly more than once, perhaps due to large glacial eruptions. Today, little deepening takes place.
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