Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park
South Rim - Sunrise at Yavapai Point
Südrand - Sonnenaufgang am Yavapai Point
Grand Canyon National Park is the United States' 15th oldest national park. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, the park is located in northwestern Arizona. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The park covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972 sq mi; 492,608 ha; 4,926.08 km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties. As of 2015, the park received more than five and a half million recreational visitors, which is the second highest count of all U.S. national parks after Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
(Wikipedia)
Im Grand-Canyon-Nationalpark liegt der größte Teil des Grand Canyon [grænd ˈkænjən], einer steilen, etwa 450 Kilometer langen Schlucht im Norden des US-Bundesstaats Arizona, die während Jahrmillionen vom Colorado River ins Gestein des Colorado-Plateaus gegraben wurde.
Der Canyon zählt zu den großen Naturwundern auf der Erde und wird jedes Jahr von rund fünf Millionen Menschen besucht.
(Wikipedia)
Arizona - Grand Canyon National Park
South Rim - Sunrise at Yavapai Point
Südrand - Sonnenaufgang am Yavapai Point
Grand Canyon National Park is the United States' 15th oldest national park. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, the park is located in northwestern Arizona. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The park covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972 sq mi; 492,608 ha; 4,926.08 km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties. As of 2015, the park received more than five and a half million recreational visitors, which is the second highest count of all U.S. national parks after Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
(Wikipedia)
Im Grand-Canyon-Nationalpark liegt der größte Teil des Grand Canyon [grænd ˈkænjən], einer steilen, etwa 450 Kilometer langen Schlucht im Norden des US-Bundesstaats Arizona, die während Jahrmillionen vom Colorado River ins Gestein des Colorado-Plateaus gegraben wurde.
Der Canyon zählt zu den großen Naturwundern auf der Erde und wird jedes Jahr von rund fünf Millionen Menschen besucht.
(Wikipedia)