Grand Teton National Park - Grand Teton National Park

Japanese: グランド・ティートン国立公園 - グランドティートンこくりつこうえん(英語表記)Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park - Grand Teton National Park
A national park in northwestern Wyoming, USA. Established in 1929. Located in the Rocky Mountains, south of Yellowstone National Park, it covers an area of ​​1,256 km2. The Teton Range, with its chain of high peaks over 3,500 m, and Jackson Hole to the east, are typical examples of fault block mountain formation along the Teton Fault, and even today the separation between the two is over 2,000 m. Glacial landforms and glaciers can be seen, and there are many wild animals such as buffalo, antelope, and elk. The highest peak is Grand Teton (4,196 m), which means "large breast" in French.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国ワイオミング州北西部の国立公園。1929年制定。ロッキー山脈中,イェローストーン国立公園の南にあり,面積1256km2。3500mをこす高峰の連なるティートン山脈と東側のジャクソン・ホールは,ティートン断層に沿った断層地塊山地形成の典型で,両者の隔りは今日でも2000m余りに及ぶ。氷河地形や氷河もみられ,バッファロー,アンテロープ,エルクなどの野生動物も多い。最高峰はグランド・ティートン山(4196m)で,フランス語で〈大きな乳房〉の意。

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