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The California Current flows along the coast of California. Strong upwelling brings nutrient-rich waters to the surface, supporting an extremely productive marine ecosystem. The nomination comprises six protected areas with a plethora of habitats, including kelp forests , seamounts , offshore canyons, rocky shores, islands, and islets.
Yosemite National Park ( / joʊˈsɛmɪti / yoh-SEM-ih-tee[ 5]) is a national park in California. [ 6][ 7] It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km 2) [ 3] in four counties ...
UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. [9] UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. [10]
The state with the most national parks is California with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2 ), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states.
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one national park and three California state parks located in the United States along the coast of northern California. The combined RNSP contain Redwood National Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
National Park Service. Website. nps .gov /jotr. Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north of Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees ( Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert.
Built in 1850, it is the oldest park in downtown San Diego; located on G Street at India Street. 8. Sherman-Gilbert House. Heritage Park, Old Town. 8/7/1969. Stick Eastlake house with "widow's walk" and circular window; moved to Heritage Park in Old Town in 1971 through the efforts of Save Our Heritage Organisation.