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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
The
Grand Canyon
(
Hopi
:
Ongtupqa
; , Spanish:
Gran Cañón
) is a steep-sided
canyon
carved by the
Colorado River
in the state of
Arizona
in the United States. It is contained within and managed by
Grand Canyon National Park
, the
Kaibab National Forest
,
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
, the
Hualapai
Tribal Nation, the
Havasupai
people and the
Navajo Nation
. President
Theodore Roosevelt
was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
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