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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Spanning over 500,000 acres, the park is renowned for its stunning views, lush forests, and abundant wildlife. Visitors can explore the park
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The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires, were a complex of wildfires which began in mid October 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires claimed at least 14 lives, injured 190, and is one of the largest arson caused fires in the history of Tennessee.