A national park in central-eastern California, United States, bordering Kings Canyon National Park to the north. Its area is 1,547 square kilometers. It was established in 1890. It is a park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and is famous for being the natural habitat of rare sequoias, the tallest trees in the world, which flourished from the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era to the Miocene Period of the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era. There are about 35 sequoia forests in the park, and the giant trees grow thickly, blocking out the sunlight, making it dark even during the day. The largest tree in the park, the General Sherman tree, is about 83 meters tall and 11 meters in diameter, and is said to be 3,500 years old. In addition, there are canyons and caves in the Giant Forest, and Mount Whitney (4,418 meters), the highest peak in the United States outside of Alaska, stands tall. It is also valuable as a treasure trove of wildlife. [Kazuyo Sakuno] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
アメリカ合衆国、カリフォルニア州中東部にある国立公園で、北はキングズ・キャニオン国立公園に隣接する。面積1547平方キロメートル。1890年制定。シエラ・ネバダ山脈中の公園で、中生代ジュラ紀から新生代第三紀中新世に繁茂した、世界でもっとも高い樹木である希少なセコイアの自生地として有名である。園内には35ほどのセコイアの森があり、巨木がうっそうと生い茂り日光を遮るため、昼さえも薄暗い。なかでも、園内最大のジェネラル・シャーマンの木は高さ約83メートル、直径11メートルにも達し、樹齢は3500年といわれる。そのほか、ジャイアント・フォレストにある園内には峡谷や洞窟(どうくつ)などがあり、アラスカを除けば合衆国の最高峰ホイットニー山(4418メートル)がそびえる。また、野生生物の宝庫としても貴重である。 [作野和世] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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