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American Wonders Aurora Borealis
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Grand Canyon Arizona 446 km long 6.4 to 29 km wide Up to 1.83 km deep 2 billion years old
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Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico 230 k below surface
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Mammoth Cave Kentucky Largest cave system in the world – 214 sq. km
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Yellowstone Wyoming 8,983 km Active volcano
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Painted Desert Arizona Vast desert
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Petrified Forest Arizona 885 square km
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Badlands South Dakota 25.958 square km
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Glaciers Alaska 100,000
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Mt. Kilauea Hawaii Largest active volcano On big island of Hawaii
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Mohave Desert California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah 57,000 km
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Great Lakes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Gouged out by glaciers.
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Niagara Falls New York Strongest falls in North America Canadian border Up to 53 meters high
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The Everglades Florida Subtropic wetlands 300 square km
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Bayous Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia Marshy lands Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia Marshy lands
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Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia, North Carolina Longest National Park – 755 km
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Monuments St. Augustine, Florida
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Mount Rushmore South Dakota Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln Each head, 18 m 1927 - 1941 South Dakota Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln Each head, 18 m 1927 - 1941
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Gateway Arch Missouri Symbolizes entrance to West 1965 200 m high
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Golden Gate Bridge California 1937 Then-largest suspension bridge
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Arlington Cemetery Virginia Once home to Robert E. Lee
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Hoover Dam Arizona, Nevada 1935 Then world’s largest concrete structure
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Statue of Liberty New York 1886 92.99 m tall
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