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Bryce Canyon National Park

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Park, southern Utah, U.S. It is not a true canyon but rather a series of natural amphitheatres below which stands an array of limestone and sandstone columns. Its geology is related to that of Grand Canyon and Zion national parks, since the stone of all three was formed while the entire region was under a shallow sea. The park, established in 1928, covers 35,835 acres (14,513 hectares).


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...noted for its freshwater fossil fish. The brightly colored Wasatch formation makes up the spectacular pillars of Bryce Canyon National Park. Interpretation of Eocene rock strata is based on the succession of beds in Belgian, French, and English basins... Read more
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...valleys. Deep, tortuous canyons cut by the Colorado River...the reservoir of Glen Canyon Dam just beyond the Arizona...Lake and the spectacular Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks. Other attractions...Canyonlands and Arches , national parks; Cedar Breaks...and Timpanogos Cave ... Read more

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