Yellowstone National Park - Ten Amazing Facts - as part of the travel series by GeoBeats.
10 - World's First National Park.
9 - Home to Native Americans for 11,000 Years.
8 - Every year, there are thousands of minor earthquakes here.
7 - Covers Nearly 3,500 Square Miles.
6 - 1% of the park's area is located in Idaho.
5 - Largest bison herd in the US.
4 - In 1988, one third of the park burned in a fire.
3 - Over 30 fires each year naturally start due to lightning.
2 - More than 1700 native species of trees and plants.
1 - It is larger than the state of Rhode Island.
