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| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Clyde Tombaugh and the telescope used to discover Pluto. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The bedroom of Clyde Tombaugh who discovered Pluto in 1930. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Bronze bust of Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The telescope observatory from where former planet Pluto was discovered. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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An old reflector telescope. The 11 tonne, 42 inch (106cm) reflecting telescope used for observing Pluto. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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One of the small domes. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The Rotunda accommodation block is named after Vesto Slipher who ran the observatory in the 1930s and hired Tombaugh. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Bronze bust of Vesto Slipher who discovered that galaxies were moving away from us. These were the first measurements of the expanding Universe. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Observatory guide. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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View from the observatory at 2200m. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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View of Flagstaff from the observatory. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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The Putnam Exhibits is the observatory museum with items like Percival Lowell's car, Big Red, delivered in 1911. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Percival Lowell's first telescope (1870). |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Early computer used from 1914 to 1930 to calculate orbits for possible trans-Neptune planets. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Typewriter used for Lowell's correspondence. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Charge Coupled Device (CCD) used for obtaining images from telescopes. These replaced chemical photographic plates. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's notebooks showing his sketches of Mars through the Clarke telescope. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Globe of Mars (1905) showing the now discredited canals. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's last observational notes (11 November 1916). |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's hat. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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First editions. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Photograph of Percival Lowell with a Korean diplomatic delegation in 1883. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Albert Lowell, Percival's brother, wrote his biography and appears on the cover of Time magazine. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Sidereal clock drive that keeps telescopes pointing at the stars during photography. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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The spectroscope used by Vesto Slipher to discover the expansion of the Universe. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Induction coil used to standardise spectral lines so that galactic red shifts could be measured. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Highway 89 |
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The highway from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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View from the Little Colorado River Tribal Park viewpoint. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the Colorado River. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The deep and narrow canyon is set in a flat desert region. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The park is on the South Rim Road that passes the Grand Canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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View to the river. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The region is Navajo land. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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Sheer cliff face. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The river. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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Canyon walls. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The canyon surrounds. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The tribal park is controlled by the Navajo. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The Little Colorado River canyon near its confluence with the main Colorado. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Kaibab National Forest |
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The South Rim Road. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The most Easterly view of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim Road. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The canyon averages a width of 13km. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The canyon is 1.6km deep. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The red rocks give the Colorado River its name. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Layered rocks. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The layered sedimentary rocks are a geological and biological history of the region. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The canyon is very spectacular. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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View of the distant North Rim. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Layers of two billion years of geological history. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Hazy views across the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Colorado River. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The canyon is 440km long. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Hazy view. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Morning light. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Little Colorado River joins with the main river of the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Little Colorado River has its own canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Watchtower at the Eastern entrance of the national park. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Watchtower is a modern building using indigenous building tecniques. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Close view of the Watchtower. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Navajo paintings in the Watchtower. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The paintings in the Watchtower are inspired by indigenous art. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Indigenous inspired art in the Watchtower. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The inside of the Watchtower is made with adobe. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Snake. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The canyon from the Watchtower. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Colorado River from the Watchtower. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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The Colorado River has been eroding the canyon for 6 million years. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Bird of prey flying over the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Desert View |
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Birds over the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Parts of the national park are very forested. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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The Watchtower from Navajo Point. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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The spectacular Grand Canyon from Navajo Point, one of the many view point from the South Rim Road. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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View across the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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The canyon is 440km long. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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Rock and river. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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The canyon is 13km wide. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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Dramatic layers of sandstone. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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Dramatic landscape. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Navajo Point |
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The green Colorado River on the canyon floor. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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Lipan Point is one of many viewpoints along the South Rim Road. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Grand Canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Grand Canyon averages 13km wide. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Grand Canyon stretches for 440km. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Colorado River. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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View to the bottom of the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Colorado River has exposed 2 billion years of geological history. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Colorado River is green coloured. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Grand Canyon is a result of 6 million years of erosion. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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Strange rock formations. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Grand Canyon is a glorified v-shaped valley. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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Indigenous people have always lived in the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Hopi and Navajo people considered the canyon to be sacred. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The Colorado River from a distance of over 2km. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Lipan Point |
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The first European viewing of the canyon was in 1540. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Tusayan |
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Tusayan is a Pueblo settlement on the South Rim of the canyon. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Tusayan |
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Several peoples lived in and around the canyon in stone houses. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Tusayan |
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Foundations of a house. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Tusayan |
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Storage chambers. |
2017 |
| United States of America |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Tusayan |
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A kiva, a circular ceremonial structure. |
2017 |
were added from 1 January 2023.