What is the most biodiverse U.S. national park?
…1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2. Glacier National Park 3. Olympic National Park 4. Acadia National Park
What is the most biodiverse U.S. national park?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – While Yellowstone may be the oldest U.S. national park and Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska may be the largest, neither can match the biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During the last Ice Age, many species migrated to the Great Smoky Mountains, which is one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges, created an estimated 200 to 300 million years ago. The variety and number of living organisms — from plants and animals to fungi — is greater than any other U.S. national park. Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, the park covers 800 square miles and is believed to hold some 100,000 species — and only 19,000 of them have been documented.: