The Grand Canyon
by Haifeng Zhuo
The Grand Canyon, including its extensive system of tributary canyons, is valued for its combination of size, depth, and exposed layers of colorful rocks dating back to Precambrian times. The canyon itself was created by the incision of the Colorado River and its tributaries after the Colorado Plateau was uplifted, causing the Colorado River system to develop along its present path.
Taken on 25
December
2012
Submitted on 28 Feb 2015
Categories
- Climate: Past, Present & Future (663)
- Earth and Space Science Informatics (92)
- Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (341)
- Geodynamics (353)
- Geomorphology (1255)
- Hydrological Sciences (608)
- Soil System Sciences (873)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (534)
Location
- North America (724)
- Northern America (566)
- United States of America (383)
- Exact location (-112.0000 W, 36.0000 N)
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Credit: Haifeng Zhuo (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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