Grand Canyon

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a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.

Grand Canyon

noun

a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona, extending from its junction with the Little Colorado River to Lake Mead; cut by vertical river erosion through the multicoloured strata of a high plateau; partly contained in the Grand Canyon National Park, covering 2610 sq km (1008 sq miles). Length: 451 km (280 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles) to 29 km (18 miles). Greatest depth: over 1.5 km (1 mile)

Grand Canyon

A five-thousand-foot-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona.

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Grand Canyon National Park is a great tourist attraction.

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But public lands advocates note that the law has long been used by presidents to protect large landmasses — including the designation of the Grand Canyon by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908.

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This past year, Grand Canyon University announced the dismantling of its men’s volleyball program.

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As a young man on a road trip with his aunt to the Grand Canyon, he fell in love with jerky he sampled from a roadside stand.

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Leading the way was Grand Canyon commit Thatcher Fahlbusch, a senior whose 12 kills came when his squad needed them most.

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Long queues of cars were stuck outside Grand Canyon National Park over President's Day weekend, one day after the mass firing, due to a lack of toll operators to check people in at the gate.

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