By BRIE CIANCIO

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Landforms The grand Canyon has steep cliffs winding paths and high peeks. The grand Canyon has steep cliffs winding paths and high peeks. The Canyon is 1 mile deep from the edge to the floor. The Canyon is 1 mile deep from the edge to the floor. It is about 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide in some places. It is about 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide in some places. The Canyon is a deep valley with steep walls on both sides formed by erosion. The Canyon is a deep valley with steep walls on both sides formed by erosion.

Culture This is how many people visit the canyon 4,298,178. This is how many people visit the canyon 4,298,178.

Waterways Its hard to believe that the Colorado River made the Grand Canyon. Its hard to believe that the Colorado River made the Grand Canyon. About six million years ago the Colorado River began to cut through the different layers of the earth’s rock. About six million years ago the Colorado River began to cut through the different layers of the earth’s rock. The Colorado River runs through the lowest part of the Canyon at 1,450 miles long. The Colorado River runs through the lowest part of the Canyon at 1,450 miles long.

Rocks and Minerals There are many different kinds of rocks and minerals like shall, limestone and sandstone. There are many different kinds of rocks and minerals like shall, limestone and sandstone. The oldest rocks are mostly schist and granite The oldest rocks are mostly schist and granite Limestone is a kind of rock that is formed underwater. Limestone is a kind of rock that is formed underwater.