By: Kimberly O’DonnellBy: Kimberly O’Donnell

• Region-WestRegion-West

• State-WashingtonState-Washington

• Capital- OlympicCapital- Olympic

• Longitude-123.50°WLongitude-123.50°W

• Latitude-47.9694°NLatitude-47.9694°N

• There are many different types of There are many different types of landformslandforms

• Coastline Pacific OceanCoastline Pacific Ocean

• PeninsulaPeninsula

• Glacier Capped MountainsGlacier Capped Mountains

• Old growth forests/rainforests Old growth forests/rainforests Mount Olympus

Rialto Beach

Hoh Rain Forest

• Olympics National Park’s culture dates Olympics National Park’s culture dates back thousands of yearsback thousands of years

• American Indians have lived on the American Indians have lived on the Olympic Peninsula for thousands of Olympic Peninsula for thousands of yearsyears

• Explorers, miners, and loggers moved Explorers, miners, and loggers moved into the area by the 1800’sinto the area by the 1800’s

• Elk are the main living creature in the Elk are the main living creature in the park todaypark today

WaterwaysWaterways

• There are many different types of There are many different types of waterwater

• The Pacific Ocean and Elwha RiverThe Pacific Ocean and Elwha River

• The strait of Juan de Fuca The strait of Juan de Fuca

• Hood canal and Puget soundHood canal and Puget sound

Rocks and MineralsRocks and Minerals

• There are many different types of There are many different types of rocks and minerals in Olympic rocks and minerals in Olympic National ParkNational Park

• One kind of rock is BasaltOne kind of rock is Basalt

• Another type of rock is sedimentary Another type of rock is sedimentary rockrock

• One other type of rock is igneousOne other type of rock is igneous

Culture ContinuedCulture Continued

• The culture in Washington State has The culture in Washington State has changed over timechanged over time

• First the Native Americans came to First the Native Americans came to Olympic National ParkOlympic National Park

• Then the Settlers cameThen the Settlers came

• After them the visitors cameAfter them the visitors came