How The Earth Was Made: The Grand Canyon

Steeply sloping walls of layered, red sedimentary rock. Caption: the Grand Canyon remains the most famous of them all.

As shown on the History Channel. The Grand Canyon is nearly 300 miles long and over a mile deep. You could stack four Empire State buildings one on top of the other, and they still wouldn't reach the lip of the Canyon. As vast tectonic plates clash and grind against one another a giant plateau has been pushed up over a mile in the air. The Colorado River, flowing from high in the Rockies and carrying a thick load of sediment, has carved the canyon in the rising plateau.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • How The Earth Was Made: The Grand Canyon

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    A & E Television Network
    Length:
    45 minutes