The miscellaneous planes of Grand Canyon
Ones of the World impressing Natural actors is the Grand Canyon National Park with their miscellaneous planes.
Colossally lake to cover of the Colorado- Plateau's and rivers storing sediment cargo in it how just in the sea, when periods to sink the country overflow. Layer for layer were one upon the other stocked and partially again deposited, too!
Since 100 Million years reacts the Erosion and has the upmost deposited layer already again in the World seas promotes.
Since about 10 Million years their helps the Colorado River, digs and eats him in the stone packets.
By lime and sandstone, by clay and marl till in schist and granite. Withal has he barriers off Lava low rip, too, the among temporal by volcanically activity originated and for river at natural wise temporarily at dam.
The Colorado River has himself here in the layer of Colorado Plateau's graven self. The breadth 29 km, the depth 1700 m.
The youngest, upper layer (Kaibab Limestone, 250 Million years old), its only can see in the North Rim. At the south aspect to Canyons already was all extransported, what was youngest to 250 Million years.
Ones the depths Layer of Canyon it's the Granite Gorge, Granite Gorge its 1700 Million years old.
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