Sequoia National Park，USA
美国红杉国家公园
Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890 to protect 404,064 acres (631 sq mi; 163,519 ha; 1,635 km2) of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. The park is south of, and contiguous with, Kings Canyon National Park; both parks are administered by the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. UNESCO designated the areas as Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976.美国红杉国家公园是一个美国国家公园，位于加利福尼亚州维萨利亚以东的内华达山脉南部。该公园建于1890年9月25日，旨在保护404064英亩（631平方英里；163519公顷；1635平方公里）的森林山地。公园内有近13000英尺（4000米）的垂直起伏，其中包括美国境内的最高点惠特尼山，其海拔为14505英尺（4421米）。公园位于国王峡谷国家公园以南，并与之毗连；这两个公园都由国家公园管理局连同红杉和国王峡谷国家公园共同管理。1976年，联合国教科文组织将这些地区定为红杉与国王峡谷生物圈保护区。The park is notable for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five of the ten largest trees in the world. The Giant Forest is connected by the Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's General Grant Grove, home of the General Grant tree among other giant sequoias. The park's giant sequoia forests are part of 202,430 acres (316 sq mi; 81,921 ha; 819 km2) of old-growth forests shared by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The parks preserve a landscape that still resembles the southern Sierra Nevada before Euro-American settlement.这个公园以其巨大的红杉树而闻名，其中包括世界上体积最大的谢尔曼将军树。谢尔曼将军树生长在这片巨大的森林里，这里有世界上最大的十棵树中的五棵。这片巨林由将军高速公路连接到国王峡谷国家公园的格兰特小树林，这里是格兰特将军树和其他巨型红杉的故乡。公园里巨大的红杉林是红杉和国王峡谷国家公园共有的202430英亩（316平方英里；81921公顷；819平方公里）的老森林的一部分。这些公园保留着一种仍然类似于欧裔美国人定居前内华达山脉南部的景观。Highlights of the park are, of course, the trees, including the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest tree, standing 275 feet tall with a base more than 36 feet in diameter. But there is plenty to see and do, from exploring caves to hiking to snowshoeing. What's more, the park is open every day of the year and each season holds its own charms.
sequoia 红杉
terrain 地形;地势;地带
encompassing 包罗万象
contiguous 相接的;相邻的
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