The Grand Canyon is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is contained largely within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. The canyon is about 277 miles (445 km) long, up to a mile (1.6km) deep, and from 0.25 - 15 miles (.4 - 24 km) wide.
- Today the Grand Canyon hosts 6 million visitors a year, making it the second-most visited US national park after the much more accessible Great Smoky Mountains.
- This article is about the canyon in the southwestern United States. For other Grand Canyons, see Grand Canyon (disambiguation).
- Grand Canyon National Park, in Northern Arizona, encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.
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- For many, the Grand Canyon is a source of wonder, adventure, and breathtaking beauty. For some, it carries deep personal and spiritual meaning.
- The North and South Rims of Grand Canyon are in the official National Park rims, which is most easily accessed through Arizona and Utah.
- Büyük Kanyon Ulusal Parkı (İngilizce: Grand Canyon National Park) Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Arizona eyaleti sınırlarında bulunan en eski ulusal parktır.
- This relatively rare meteorological event fills Grand Canyon with a sea of clouds - when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it.
- Grand Canyon, mağaralarında binlerce yıldır Yerli Amerikalılar tarafından ikamet görmektedir. Pueblo halkı tarafından da kutsal sayılmaktadır.
- Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. 748,996 likes · 7,657 talking about this · 3,451,314 were here.
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- Kuruluş tarihi:26 Şubat 1919
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