PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK


Meaning of PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK in English

National park, eastern Arizona, U.S. Established as a national monument in 1906 and as a national park in 1962, it has an area of 146 sq mi (378 sq km).

It features extensive exhibits of petrified wood in several "forest" areas, fossilized leaves, plants, and broken logs, and the Painted Desert . Other features include petroglyphs and ancient Pueblo Indian ruins.

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