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'''Olympic National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It was established on June 29, 1938. The park covers nearly 1 million acres of the [[Olympic Peninsula]].
'''Olympic National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It was established on June 29, 1938. The park covers nearly {{convert|922,650|acre}} of the [[Olympic Peninsula]] and covers most of the [[Olympic Mountains]]. The western part of the national park is the wettest place in the [[contiguous United States]] (outside [[Hawaii]] and [[Alaska]]).
== Olympic National Park Media ==
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File:A058, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, tidepools, 2002.jpg|[[Tide pool]]s form at low tide
File:Olympic-NP-TF.jpg|A 3D computer-generated aerial view
File:2000-09-23 GracieByDownedCyprus.jpg|Downed [[Thuja plicata|western redcedar]]
File:Odocoileus hemionus 5444.JPG|Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Coast Deer male
File:Sol Duc Falls 3.jpg|[[Sol Duc River|Sol Duc Falls]], meaning "sparkling waters" in the [[Quileute]] language
File:Shi Shi Beach two deer.jpg|Two black-tailed deer on Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington state. May 1989
File:Camping site Lake Quinault.jpg|Camping site on the shores of [[Lake Quinault]]
File:Olympic NP Climbing Ladder.jpg|Rope ladder used to climb inland to round impassable capes when backpacking along the coast
File:Fog at Hurricane Ridge.jpg|A foggy day at Hurricane Ridge, as seen from the visitor center
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:National parks in the United States]]
[[Category:National parks in the United States]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves]]
[[Category:Forests]]
[[Category:Forests of the United States]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in the United States]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in the United States]]
[[Category:Geography of Washington (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Geography of Washington (state)]]