Grand Canyon National Park World Heritage Site

Official name

Grand Canyon National Park | UNESCO

Country

United States | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Counties of Coconino and Mohave in the State of Arizona
36.1008° Lat, -112.9050° Lon | Map

Code

75

Time Zone

America/New_York (EDT, -0400)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1979. Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. There are also prehistoric traces of human adaptation to a particularly harsh environment.