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Painted Desert

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Painted Desert badlands on the northeastern bank of the Little Colorado River, NE Ariz., stretching c.200 mi (320 km) SE from the Grand Canyon; includes Petrified Forest National Park. Striking bands of color result from irregularly eroded layers of red and yellow sediment and bentonite clay.

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Painted Desert

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Painted Desert Barren high plateau region in n central Arizona, USA, e of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. Erosion and heat have exposed bands of red and yellow sediment and bentonite clay. Area: c.19,400sq km (7500sq mi).

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Painted Desert

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Painted Desert, Arizona/USA A name coined by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives in 1858 to describe the magnificent colours of the desert floor which look as though they have been painted on.

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