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Grand Canyon. What is it? It is a canyon formed by the Colorado River 17,000,000 years ago. It is 277 miles long and 18 miles wide.

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1 Grand Canyon

2 What is it? It is a canyon formed by the Colorado River 17,000,000 years ago. It is 277 miles long and 18 miles wide.

3 History 10,000 years ago the first Indians settled there. They left art on the rocks and other things like pottery.

4 National Park Theodor Roosevelt made it a national monument In 1908 it opened to the public as a National Park. There are two places that have visitor centers. The South Rim and the North Rim.

5 South Rim The Grand Canyon National Park South Rim is opened between 9:30 am and 5 pm. Unlike the North Rim, it is open year around. They offer free Ranger tours. There is a indoor exhibit and a 20 minute movie.

6 What To Do You can go on a Fossil Walk at 11 am. It is 60 minutes. You can go and do a Why It Matters Walk. It is 30 minutes. You can also go a Geo – Glimpse walk at 3:30 pm that is 30 minutes.

7 Thanks for watching! By Anton


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