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Grand Canyon National Park

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United States of America
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Core zone: 493077 ha
Counties of Coconino and Mohave in the State of Arizona
N36 06 03 W112 05 26
Ref: 75

Brief Description

Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment.

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