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Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon
A gorge of the Colorado River in northwest Arizona. It is up to 1.6 km (1 mi) deep, from 6.4 to 29 km (4 to 18 mi) wide, and more than 321.8 km (200 mi) long.
Grand Canyon
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(Placename) a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona, extending from its junction with the Little Colorado River to Lake Mead; cut by vertical river erosion through the multicoloured strata of a high plateau; partly contained in the Grand Canyon National Park, covering 2610 sq. km (1008 sq. miles). Length: 451 km (280 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles) to 29 km (18 miles). Greatest depth: over 1.5 km (1 mile)
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Noun1.Grand CanyonGrand Canyon - the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ - a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
Colorado Plateau - a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner


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From the Chicago Sun-Times: "Grand Canyon National Park employees charged that the Bush Administration has pressured them to keep from stating the canyon's geological age, while a book saying the Grand Canyon was created 4,450 years ago by Noah's flood remains on sale at the park's bookstore.
Faith-based geology by The Progressive
In the case of the Grand Canyon tamarisk hunters, however, this is protocol.
Tamarisk eradication by Williams, Tyler / American Forests
The Grand Canyon is one of the most photographed natural areas on the planet, so one might wonder at the need for another book on it but Lasting Light 125 Years Of Grand Canyon Photography gathers the most striking visual works of over twenty Canyon specialist photographers who share their personal narratives on how they captured the Canyon's unique light.
Lasting Light by Internet Bookwatch
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