Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Definition: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Noun

1. A national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States.

Crosswords: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Specialty definitions using "Great Smoky Mountains National Park": sensitive receptor. (references)

Specialty Definition: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the ridgeline of the Appalachian Mountains in the southern United States. The border between Tennessee to the west and North Carolina to the east runs vertically through the middle of the park. On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park. The park was first created in 1934, and it encompasses over 2,000 square kilometers (800 square miles), making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States. Before the arrival of European settlers, the region was part of the homeland of the Cherokee Native Americans.

The lower region forests are dominated by deciduous leafy trees. At higher altitudes, deciduous forests give way to coniferous trees like Fraser Firs.

Altitudes in the park range from 250 to 2,000 meters (875 to 6,643 feet). The wide range of altitudes mimics the latitudinal changes found throughout the entire eastern U.S. Plants and animals common in the Northeast have found familiar ecological niches in the park’s higher altitudes, while southern species find homes in the balmier lower reaches. During the most recent ice age, the northeast-to-southwest orientation of the Appalachian mountains allowed species to migrate southward along the slopes rather than finding the mountains to be a barrier. As climate warms, many species are now migrating northward along the slopes.

The park has a very high humidity and rainfall, averaging from 140 centimeters (55 inches) per year in the valleys to 215 centimeters (85 inches) per year on the peaks. This is more annual rainfall than anywhere in the lower 48 states outside the Pacific Northwest. The park is almost 95 percent forested, of which roughly a quarter is old growth forest with many trees that predate European settlement of the area. It is one of the largest blocks of deciduous, temperate old growth forest in North America.

The variety of altitudes, the abundant rainfall, and the presence of old growth forests give the park an unusual richness of biota. About 10,000 species of plants and animals are known to live in the park, and estimates as high as an additional 90,000 undocumented species may also be present. The park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve in 1976, and was certified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

Original entry was from the NASA Earth Observatory; [1]

Commercial Usage: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Domain	Title
Books	Ultimate Guide to Asheville & Hendersonville Including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (reference) Whistle over the mountain : timber, track & trails in the Tennessee Smokies : an historical and field guide to the Little River Lumber Company and the Little River Railroad in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee (reference) Mayday! Mayday!: Aircraft Crashes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1920-2000 (reference) Day and Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 2nd Edition (reference) Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains National Park 291.9-469 Miles (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Waterfalls of Tennessee and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Alternative Orthography: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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INDEX

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2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
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6. Orthography
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	Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Credit: NPS.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Definition: Great Smoky Mountains National Park