Yellowstone

The protection of the Yellowstone area was Sheridan's personal crusade. He authorized Lieutenant Gustavus Doane to escort the Washburn Expedition in 1870 and for Captain John W. Barlow to escort the Hayden Expedition in 1871. As early as 1875 Sheridan promoted military control of the area to prevent destruction of natural formations and wildlife. In 1882, the Department of the Interior granted rights to the Yellowstone Park Improvement Company to develop 4,000 acres (16 km²) in the park. Their plan was to build a railroad into the pa ...

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Philip Sheridan, Philip Sheridan - Early life, Philip Sheridan - Civil War, Philip Sheridan - Army of the Shenandoah, Philip Sheridan - Final drive, Philip Sheridan - Reconstruction, Philip Sheridan - Indian Wars, Philip Sheridan - Other assignments, Philip Sheridan - Yellowstone, Philip Sheridan - Personal life, Philip Sheridan - In memoriam

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Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The lake is 7,732 feet (2,376 m) above sea level and covers 136 square miles with 110 miles (177 km) of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is 139 feet (42 m) its deepest spot is 387 feet (118 m). After Lake Titicaca in South America, Yellowstone Lake is the largest high altitude freshwater lake in the world. In winter, ice nearly 3 feet (1 m) thick covers much of the lake, except where shallow water covers hot springs. The lake freezes over by early Decem ...

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• Yellowstone Lake - Geology
• Yellowstone Lake - Reference
• Yellowstone Lake - External link

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Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. The park is located near Moab, Utah, and is 119 square miles (309 km²) in size. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center ...

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• Arches National Park - Features
• Arches National Park - Geology
• Arches National Park - History
• Arches National Park - Publicity
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Yellowstone County is a county located in the state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 129,352. As of 2004, the population is estimated to be around 136,717. Its county seat is Billings6. Yellowstone County Montana - Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,861 km² (2,649 mi²). 6,825 km² (2,635 mi²) of it is land and 36 km² (14 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.52% water. Yellowstone County Mon ...

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The Boeing 787, or Dreamliner, is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. It will carry between 200 and 350 passengers depending on the seating configuration, and will be more fuel-efficient than comparable earlier airliners. In addition, it will be the first major airliner to use compos ...

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• Boeing 787 - Japanese and other foreign program partners
• Boeing 787 - Current Sales Information January/ February 2006
• Boeing 787 - Features
• Boeing 787 - Variants
• Boeing 787 - Specifications
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The Conservation movement seeks to protect plant and animal species as well as the habitats they live in from harmful human influences. The contemporary environmental movement and the Conservation movement have grown together in modern times, as the Sierra Club and Audubon Society have come to reflect the broader ethics of a more diverse society. It continues to admire and use nature, and assign it varying ethical significance. Today it is more correct to say that there is no clear distinction between the conservation ...

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Hematite (AE) or haematite (BE) is the mineral form of Iron (III) oxide, (Fe2O3), one of several iron oxides. The ore sometimes contains slight amounts of titanium. When shaped into ornaments, it is often called black diamond. Hematite is a very common mineral, coloured black to steel or silver-gray, brown to reddish brown, or red. It is mined as the main ore of iron. Varieties include Bloodstone, Iron Rose, Kidney Ore, Martite, Paint Ore, Specularite (Specular Hematite), Rainbow Hematite and Titano-hematite. While the forms of hematite vary, they all have a rust-red streak. Hematite i ...

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Y3 is a Boeing Commercial Airplanes project to replace the 777-300 and 747 product lines. New technologies to be introduced include composite aerostructures and more fuel-efficient turbofan engines. Y3 is part of Boeing's Yellowstone project. Boeing Y3 - External link. "Not if... but when", Flight International, July 6, 2005. ...

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Mike Enzi (R) Wyoming is a state of the western United States. While the eastern third of the state is within the Great Plains, the majority is dominated by numerous distinct mountain ranges and rangelands. Wyoming is also the least populous U.S. state with 493,782 people, although Alaska has a lower population density. The capital and largest city of Wyoming is Cheyenne. Wyoming - History. The region known today as the state of Wyoming was originally inhabited by several Native American groups. The ...

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A park is any of a number of geographic features. Park - Hunting parks and the parks of country houses. Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobility might have a place to hunt. These were known for instance, as deer parks (deer being originally a term meaning any wild animal). Many country houses in Britain and Ireland still have parks of this sort, which since the 18th century have often b ...

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Grand Teton National Park - Pre-history. Native American hunting parties from the northern Rocky Mountains camped along the shore of Jackson Lake around 12,000 years ago while following game. For thousands of years Jackson Hole was used as a neutral crossroads for trade and travel routes in the area. One route followed the Snake River to its source in the Yellowstone area where abundant obsidian could be found. Another major route traversed the Teton Pass at the southern end of the range, providing a shortcut to the Pacific Northwest region of what is now the United States. Also, a southern rou ...

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Grand Teton National Park, Grand Teton National Park - Geography, Grand Teton National Park - Human history, Grand Teton National Park - Pre-history, Grand Teton National Park - White exploration and settlement, Grand Teton National Park - Fight for preservation, Grand Teton National Park - Geology, Grand Teton National Park - Biology, Grand Teton National Park - Selected wildlife

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 129,352 people, 52,084 households, and 34,219 families residing in the county. The population density is 19/km² (49/mi²). There are 54,563 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 92.78% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 3.05% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. ...

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Yellowstone County Montana, Yellowstone County Montana - Geography, Yellowstone County Montana - Demographics, Yellowstone County Montana - Cities and towns

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The nascent conservation movement slowly developed in the 19th century, starting first in the scientific forestry methods pioneered by the Germans and the French in the 17th and 18th centuries. While continental Europe created the scientific methods later used in conservationist efforts, British India and the United States are credited with starting the conservation movement. Foresters in India, often German, managed forests using early climate change theories (in America, see also, George Perkins Marsh) that Alexander Von Humboldt de ...

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Conservation movement, Conservation movement - History, Conservation movement - Religious influence, Conservation movement - Sources

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The uplift responsible for erasing the Cretaceous Seaway and fusing the Sierran Arc to the rest of North America was caused by the Laramide orogeny. Starting 70 million years ago and lasting well into the first half of the Cenozoic era, the Laramide was the main mountain-building episode responsible for creating the Rocky Mountains. Compressive forces from this orogeny created north-south-trending thrust faults along with general regional uplift. Erosion of the Targhee uplift north of park borders was driven by steepened stream gradients. Gr ...

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Geology of the Grand Teton area, Geology of the Grand Teton area - Precambrian deposition metamorphosis and intrusion, Geology of the Grand Teton area - Paleozoic and Mesozoic deposition, Geology of the Grand Teton area - Tertiary uplift and deposition, Geology of the Grand Teton area - Quaternary volcanic deposits and ice ages

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When 767 sales began to weaken in the face of competition from the Airbus A330-200 in the late 1990s, Boeing began to consider replacement aircraft. As the 747-400 was also beginning to lose traction, the company proposed two new aircraft — the Boeing Sonic Cruiser and the 747X. The Sonic Cruiser was intended to achieve higher speeds (approximately Mach 0.98) while burning fuel at the same rate as the existing 767 and A330 products. The 747X, intended to compete with the Airbus A380, would stretch the 747-400 and give it a composite ...

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Boeing 787, Boeing 787 - Background, Boeing 787 - Commercial launch, Boeing 787 - Orders and options, Boeing 787 - Initial sales, Boeing 787 - Japanese and other foreign program partners, Boeing 787 - Current Sales Information January/ February 2006, Boeing 787 - Features, Boeing 787 - Variants, Boeing 787 - Specifications, Boeing 787 - Related content

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In the southwest area of the lake the West Thumb geothermal area is easily accessible to visitors. Geysers, fumaroles and hot springs are found alongside and even in the lake. See Geothermal areas of Yellowstone. In recent years (as of 2004), the ground under the lake has started to rise significantly, indicating increased geological activity, and limited areas of the national park have been closed to the public. As of 2005, no areas are currently off limits aside from those normally allowing limited access such as around the West Thu ...

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Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone Lake - Geology, Yellowstone Lake - Reference, Yellowstone Lake - External link

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The cell structure of prokaryotes differs greatly from eukaryotes in many ways. The defining characteristic is, of course, the absence of a nucleus or nuclear envelope. Prokaryotes also were previously considered to lack cytoskeletons and do lack membrane-bound cell compartments such as vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and chloroplasts. In eukaryotes, the latter two perform various metabolic processes and are believed to have been derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. In prokaryotes similar processes occur across the cell membran ...

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Prokaryote, Prokaryote - Structure, Prokaryote - Environment, Prokaryote - Evolution of prokaryotes

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This list should be merged into the list above. 6,690 km - Nile, Africa 6,387 km - Amazon, South America 6,380 km - Yangtze (Chang Jiang), People's Republic of China 6,270 km - Mississippi-Missouri, USA 5,550 km - Yenisei-Angara, Mongolia / Russia, (5,870 km) 5,410 km - Ob-Irtysh, North Asia 4,410 km - Amur, East Asia 4,380 km - Congo, Africa, (or 4,670 km, the source of the river is disputed.) 4,350 km - Huang He (Yellow), People's Republic of China, ...

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List of rivers by length, List of rivers by length - Definition of length, List of rivers by length - List of rivers longer than 2000 km, List of rivers by length - List of rivers longer than 1000 km, List of rivers by length - Longest rivers that have probably existed in the past, List of rivers by length - Nile, List of rivers by length - Amazon-Congo

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Hugh Glass - General Ashley's Expedition. Little is known about Glass's early life. He was probably born in Pennsylvania. His most famous adventure began in 1822, when he responded to advertisement in the Missouri Gazette and Public Adviser. The notice was placed by General William Ashley, and called for a core of 100 men to "ascend the river Missouri" as part of a fur trading venture. These men would latter be known as Ashley's Hundred. Besides Glass, others who joined the enterprise included notables such as Jim Beckwourth, Tom Fitzpatric, David Jackson, John Fitzgerald, William Su ...

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Hugh Glass, Hugh Glass - Biography, Hugh Glass - General Ashley's Expedition, Hugh Glass - The Wrestle, Hugh Glass - The Odyssey to Fort Kiowa, Hugh Glass - The aftermath, Hugh Glass - Later years, Hugh Glass - Fictional Account

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Main articles: List of Montana counties, List of Montana rivers Montana and Canada share a 545-mile (877-km) portion of the world's longest undefended border. The state borders the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, more provinces than any other state. This area, following U.S. Highway 2, is often called the "High Line." To the east is North Dakota; to the southeast is a short border with South Dakota. In the south is Wyoming, an ...

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Montana, Montana - Geography, Montana - History, Montana - Law and government, Montana - Economy, Montana - Demographics, Montana - Population, Montana - Race, Montana - Ancestry, Montana - Religion, Montana - Important cities and towns, Montana - Education, Montana - Colleges and universities, Montana - Professional sports teams, Montana - Famous Montanans, Montana - Ski areas, Montana - Miscellaneous information, Montana - Transportation

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