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| Grand Canyon, Arizona: The Grand Canyon is the centerpiece of this northeasterly view across the Colorado Plateau. The 1000-m-deep canyon was carved during the past two million years, mainly during the Pleistocene period. Lake Powell is at the northeastern end of the canyon; Lake Mead (left of center) is at the southwestern end, with the city of Las Vegas just west of the lake. From Lake Mead the Colorado River flows southward, defining the California-Arizona border; small lakes and irrigated agricultural lands mark the river course. Within the unvegetated uplands at right center are the darker, forested areas of Black Mesa (ragged outline) and the Chuska Mts. of Arizona and New Mexico. |
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