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The Grand Canyon Arizona is one of the biggest canyons in the world, is 227 miles long covering about 1,218,376 acres and at its deepest is about 6,000 feet in depth. Questions should relate directly to features regarding the canyon itself.

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What state does the Grand Canyon start at?

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The entirety of the Grand Canyon (both start and end) is in Arizona.

How long is the grand canyon national park?

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The legal boundaries of the PARK -- from its western edge with Lake Mead National Recreational Area to its eastern edge with the Navajo Reservation -- is about 120 kilometers. The Colorado River travels 446 kilometers between Lee's Ferry and Grand Wash Cliffs, the usual "end points" for The Canyon.

Is the Grand Canyon the deepest canyon?

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The Cotahuasi Canyon of Peru is the world's deepest canyon

The grand canyon is about 1737 meters deep - a little a mile. However the deepest canyon in the world is the Western CWM in Nepal on Mountain Everest where heat gets trapped and it gets so hot that the snow melts.

Driving time from Amarillo Texas to the Grand Canyon?

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The approximate driving time and mileage information -

Between: Grand Canyon, AZ

and: Plano, TX

Driving miles: 1035

Driving time: 15 hrs

- is based on traveling non-stop in good driving conditions. Driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend travel time such as weather, road work, border crossings, and rush hour traffic in urban areas. Mileage denotes actual road miles covered as opposed to Point A to Point B linear distances on a map.

Why was the skywalk built in the grand canyon?

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It was built to attract tourists and, thus, make money.

Can you see Grand Canyon from California?

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Most people drive a car.

But you can ride a shuttle van, a train, a helicopter, or a plane.

And there's no law that says you can't walk to The Canyon.

How many miles is it hiking from rim to rim in the grand canyon?

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26.

Updated: There's actually multiple distances depending on your route. It's around 21 miles starting from South Kaibab and finishing at North Kaibab (or reversed, of course). If you do the Bright Angel to North Kaibab it's approximately 24 miles.

Is the Hoover Dam part of the Grand Canyon?

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Certainly, it is just the part that is covered in water. The Hoover Dam bloks the Colorado river. Under Lake Mead behind the dam is the extension of the Grand Canyon.

What is the elevation of the Colorado river at North Canyon?

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about 920 feet and the Canyon trail is about 1.5 miles long

Where did the Grand Canyon get its name?

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John Wesley Powell, named the Grand Canyon. Major John Wesley Powell was 35 years old when he led his first expedition through the Canyon. He was a geologist, a teacher, and a one-armed veteran of the Civil War (he lost his right arm in the Battle of Shiloh).

Which river runs through the Grand Canyon and flows into Mexico?

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The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon. Its natural course terminates at the Gulf of California (Mexico); however, and sadly, little if any water actually makes it to the sea due to heavy use in irrigating the Imperial Valley.

Where is the nearest airport to the Grand Canyon?

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Grand Canyon National Park Airport is 7 miles from Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim. This airport only tends to operate tour flights over the the Grand Canyon.

Flagstaff Airport (81 miles) is the nearest commercial Airport, which solely operates commercial flights to Phoenix for onward connections.

Phoenix Airport (231 miles) and Las Vegas Airport (278 miles) are the nearest international airports.

What was he actually searching for when he found the Grand Canyon?

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Like most explorers of the time, it was a search for Gold. It was no different for Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas whose primary objective was the location of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in 1540. He had been sent by Cornado on a side trip to check out the existence of a rumored giant canyon and to see if Cibola might be in that region of the New World.

Can you describe a canyon?

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Merry Canyon, Chelan County, WA

Where is the Nearest air force base to grand canyon?

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Without looking it up, I think Nellis AFB (near Las Vegas, NV)

What will happen if the grand canyon isn't protected?

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It will do much better, especially since the US Constitution does not permit the Federal Govmnt to have land other than for forts and post offices. Turn it over to the State. It doesn't need protecting.

What is the altitude of the south rim of the Grand Canyon?

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At the entrance to the North Rim of the Park, is a tower at elevation 9165 feet (433 meters).

Do people live by the Grand Canyon?

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IN the Grand Canyon? Yes.

I know of the concessionaire that runs food and hotel operations in the park has 16 full-time, live-in employees at Phantom Ranch. A small collection of cabins for tourists to stay at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Park Service has rangers in various stations and water pump monitoring stations as all water at the Sout Rim of the Grand Canyon is pumped up from the bottom via pipeline.

I do not know a total count, but there are at least two dozen people who live at the bottom of the canyon.

AT the Grand Canyon, in the park itself, there are about 4,800 full-time residents. Concession employees (hotel staff, restaurant staff, transportation crew and gift shop employees), as well as NPS (National Park Service) employees, U.S. postal workers (yes, there in a post office in the million acre national park), local food-supply store emplyees, bank employees and a few government houses play host to the year-round residents.

I have lived and worked there for seven years and plan on moving back.

It is a one-of-a-kind experience and so very unique.

I loved every minute of it.

How much does the skywalk cost?

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2 much to enter the park. $30 for the skywalk

What country has the Grand Canyon a tourist?

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The Grand Canyon is located in the United States of America.

Why is the Grand Canyon different?

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Firstly one is a Canyon the other is a Canal these are two entirely different things. Also the Grand Canyon was made naturally over centuries by the Colorado river eroding stone. The Panama Canal is a man made structure to bridge the Atlantic and pacific oceans for commercial shipping.

What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the US?

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The Colorado River passes through the Grand Canyon in the northwest part of Arizona.