🌿 Grand Canyon National Park

United States · Americas · Natural · 36.11°N, 112.11°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
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	36.11°N, 112.11°W · view on map

Grand Canyon National Park is a natural World Heritage site in United States, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Grand Canyon National Park was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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