Grand Canyon National: 2019 A Centennial Year / Een Eeuwjaar
Grand Canyon National Park – Celebrates its centennial year in 2019 - Grand Canyon Nationaal Park - Viert zijn eeuwfeest in 2019 One of the most famous national parks in America is definitely Grand Canyon National Park in The Northwest of Arizona. It is also one of the oldest in the United States, based on the time they were officially "National Park". If I’m not mistaking it’s the no 14 of all the listed parks in the United States of America. It became a national monument on 11 January 1908 and a national park on February 26, 1919. In 1979, the park was placed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. The park includes the Grand Canyon, a deep and steep gorge, cut by water erosion of the Colorado River and its tributaries. Geological colors and erosion form a canyon of 279 miles (446 km) long, is Maximum 18 miles (29 km) wide and 1 mile (1.6 km) deep. The Grand Canyon is considered one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. The p...