French: Parc national du Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon National Park is a World Heritage site in United States of America defined by the UNESCO in 1979 and definitely a recommended natural sightseeing location.
It is on position 254 (88, 183, 68) in our monthly survey..

"Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment."
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