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The Grand Canyon is one of the most famous natural landscapes in the world, located in northern Arizona. It is preserved primarily within Grand Canyon National Park and stretches for more than 440 kilometers along the course of the Colorado River. The canyon is renowned for its immense size, layered rock formations, and dramatic views that reveal deep geological time.
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Monument Valley is a vast and iconic desert landscape located on the Colorado Plateau, straddling the border between northeastern Arizona and southeastern Utah. It is internationally recognized for its towering sandstone buttes, wide open desert plains, and dramatic horizons. Monument Valley is not a national park but is part of the Navajo Nation and is managed as the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
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Mesa Verde National Park is a protected cultural and natural landscape located in southwestern Colorado, near the town of Cortez. The park is internationally known for its exceptionally well-preserved ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, which are among the most significant archaeological sites in North America. Mesa Verde, meaning “green table” in Spanish, refers to the broad plateau that forms the core of the park.
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Canyonlands National Park is a vast and rugged protected area located in southeastern Utah, near the town of Moab. The park preserves an immense landscape shaped primarily by the Colorado River and the Green River, which have carved deep canyons into the Colorado Plateau over millions of years. Canyonlands is known for its remote character, dramatic scale, and complex canyon systems.
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Utah is a state located in the western United States, positioned at the intersection of the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Plateau, and the Great Basin. It is known for its dramatic natural landscapes, wide-open spaces, and concentration of protected wilderness areas. Utah combines arid desert regions, high mountain ranges, deep canyons, and fertile valleys within a relatively compact geographic area.
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Zion National Park is a protected natural area located in southwestern Utah, near the border with Arizona and Nevada. It lies at the intersection of several major geological and ecological regions, including the Colorado Plateau, the Mojave Desert, and the Great Basin. This unique position gives Zion an exceptional variety of landscapes within a relatively compact area.
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Death Valley is an expansive desert region in eastern California, forming the heart of Death Valley National Park. It lies between the Sierra Nevada mountains to the west and the Amargosa Range to the east, creating a vast enclosed basin that is both visually striking and environmentally extreme. The park covers an enormous area of desert terrain, making it the largest national park in the contiguous United States.
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Death Valley is an expansive desert region in eastern California, forming the heart of Death Valley National Park. It lies between the Sierra Nevada mountains to the west and the Amargosa Range to the east, creating a vast enclosed basin that is both visually striking and environmentally extreme. The park covers an enormous area of desert terrain, making it the largest national park in the contiguous United States.
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