🌲 Grand Canyon National Park

United States · Americas · National Park · 36.06°N, 112.12°W

Grand Canyon National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Arizona, the 15th site to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. The park, which covers 1,217,262 acres of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties, received more than 4.9 million recreational visitors in 2024. The Grand Canyon was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary on February 26, 2019.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	36.06°N, 112.12°W · view on map

Grand Canyon National Park is a national park in United States, in Americas. The details of why Grand Canyon National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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