Friday, May 28, 2010

The Grand Canyon, United States



A steep ravine by the Colorado River, Arizona in the United States, the Grand Canyon is a really nice landscape. It is 277 miles long and 4-18 miles wide, and about a mile deep. Scientists believe that the canyon was created by the Colorado River over a period of six million.

Native Americans built settlements in the caves in the canyon before the emigration of Europeans. It was also considered a site of pilgrimage for the Pueblo people. The first recorded visit to the Grand Canyon by Europeans was in 1869. Although not the deepest canyon in the world, is known for its extremely large and beautifully intricate landscape.

Grand Canyon National Park is said to be one of the first national parks in the United States and attracts over five million visitors a year. Weather conditions in the Grand Canyon vary widely between seasons and different at different heights. As the snow of winter is experienced by the upper edges of forests, the throat has an internal temperature of the desert because of the low altitude.

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