The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934 by the United States Congress. In 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially announced its opening to visitors.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States, with a total area of 2,108 square kilometers. About nine million people visit the nature reserve every year, but the number of visitors is regulated by the authorities so as not to disturb the natural balance.
There are more than 4,000 species of plants and 130 varieties of trees in the Great Smoky Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. They are representatives of all types of eastern flora of North America. There are plants that can only grow in Creat Smoky Mountains.
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In addition to vegetation, representatives of the animal world live in the nature reserve. Lots of deer in the park. Also found are gray and red squirrels, chipmunks, North American woodchucks, opossums, raccoons, skunks, red and gray foxes, and bats. In total, there are 65 species of mammals in the Great Smoky Mountains. Some of them, such as the American wolf and the lynx, are protected by the US authorities.
Due to the diversity of flora and fauna, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States, with a total area of 2,108 square kilometers. is considered one of the best protected areas in the world.