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1. Grand Canyon is located in the southwestern part of the US. Grand Canyon is one of the most popular touristic sites of Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park contains most of the Grand Canyon. The length of the Canyon is 277 miles or 446 km, its width is between 4 -18 miles or 6-29 km.
2. Colorado River have been eroding and forming the Grand Canyon for the millions of years.
3. Native Americans have been living in Grand Canyon before the settlement of Europeans.
4. The Grand Canyon is considered as a holy site by the native Pueblo people. It was a place of pilgrimage for them.
5. The temperature of the canyon varies between 30-35 °C and - 15 °C.
6. There are five life zones in Grand Canyon: Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran, Transition, Canadian, and Hudsonian.
7. Grand Canyon is very popular due to its colorful landscape. Five million tourists visit Grand Canyon annually.
8. Spanish conquistadors were the first Europeans who explored Grand Canyon. In 1540 Captain Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and Spanish soldiers visited South Rim of the Canyon.
9. In 1919 Grand Canyon Preserve became a National Park.
10. The Indian Tribe of Anasazi began to settle in Grand Canyon region in 500 AD.
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