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The policy contains a "cooling off" period which allows You to return it and obtain a full refund
should you have justifiable reason to be dissatisfied with the cover provided.
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At Atlas we champion one thing above everything else, a top quality Cover with the Worlds top insurance companies at a rate that nobody can beat. If you see a lower price offered for a like-for-like policy from one of our competitors, we will beat that quote by £1 without quibble. No other insurance company is offering this exceptional price guarantee.
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 Yosemite National Park
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Who needs ATLAS Travel Insurance...? Anyone planning
a visit to Yosemite National Park* needs the protection of Atlas Travel
Insurance.
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Comprehensive travel protection for today's Holiday, Business,
Winter sports, Backpackers and Frequent Travellers. |
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Yosemite National Park Attraction Information |
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Yosemite National Park is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. The park covers an area of 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Yosemite is visited by over 3.5 million people each year, with most visitors only seeing the seven square miles (18 km²) of Yosemite Valley. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. About 89% of the park is designated wilderness. It was also the first park set aside by the U.S. federal government. Although not the first designated national park, Yosemite was a focal point in the development of the national park idea, largely owing to the work of people like John Muir.
Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,000 to 13,114 feet (600 to 4,000 m) and contains five major vegetation zones: chaparral/oak woodland, lower montane, upper montane, subalpine, and alpine. Of California's 7,000 plant species, about 50% occur in the Sierra Nevada and more than 20% within Yosemite. There is suitable habitat or documentation for more than 160 rare plants in the park, with rare local geologic formations and unique soils characterizing the restricted ranges many of these plants occupy. |
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The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes. The uplift increased the steepness of stream and river beds, resulting in formation of deep, narrow canyons. About 1 million years ago, snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers at the higher alpine meadows that moved down the river valleys. Ice thickness in Yosemite Valley may have reached 4,000 feet (1200 m) during the early glacial episode. The downslope movement of the ice masses cut and sculpted the U-shaped valley that attracts so many visitors to its scenic vistas today.
* IMPORTANT: due to certain restrictions, we may not be able to offer cover to certain countries if they are deemed a war-zone and/or if the FCO recommends no travel to the area/ region/ country. |
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Sights In Yosemite National Park | |
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Tuolumne Meadows |
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Cathedral Range |
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El Capitan |
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We are confident that when it comes to top quality cover, value for money,
and excellent customer service you won't find a better travel insurance
specialist. If you have any queries regarding Atlas products please do not
hesitate to contact us and one of our experienced
staff will be happy to help you.
Choose Atlas Direct for your Yosemite National Park trip insurance, remember when you are with
Atlas you will have complete peace of mind for an unexpected emergency. |
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