Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
A picture of the Marble Canyon section of the Grand Canyon, from river-level.
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The Grand Canyon was created by the Colorado River cutting a channel into the surrounding plateau over a period of about 6 million years.
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- Grand Canyon National Park is one of the world’s premier natural attractions, attracting about five million visitors per year.
- The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (0.4 to 24 kilometers), and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km).
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