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Title
Marble Cliffs
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
The Colorado River meandering through the Marble Canyon section of Grand Canyon National Park
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Captured with a Canon 5D and a Canon EF 80-200/2.8L
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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. 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. It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres). Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garc�a L�pez de C�rdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The Grand Canyon is a huge fissure in the Colorado Plateau that exposes uplifted Proterozoic and Paleozoic strata, and is also one of the 19 distinct physiographic sections of the Colorado Plateau province. It is not the deepest canyon in the world (Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal is far deeper), nor the widest (Capertee Valley in Australia is about 0.6 mi/1 km wider and longer than Grand Canyon); however, the Grand Canyon is known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that is beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.
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October 22nd, 2011
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Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Allentown - United States
Inge, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery !
Fort Dodge, IA - United States
Congratulations on your sale Inge!! Awesome capture!!! Congratulations on your feature in "Images That Excite You!!" :-)
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Iola, WI - United States
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Thanks for sharing! LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)
Newport Beach, CA - United States
Incredible scale in this dramatic scene. Congratulations on your feature in ALL Stars.
Reynoldsburg, OH - United States
Beautiful, majestic image....Congratulations on your Feature in 1 Weekly-ALL Stars!...L
Reno, NV - United States
Beautiful landscape Inge, Congratulations on your well deserved Feature in 1 Weekly-ALL Stars!...L
Indio, CA - United States
How very beautiful, Inge. love this Congratulations on your feature in All Stars F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in All Stars and on your sale of this beautiful scenic work!
Fort Dodge, IA - United States
Wow Inge! This art piece is so beautiful and detailed! Congratulations on your sale! L/F
Chantilly, VA - United States
Wow!! I can just picture a little tiny person down there!! Magnificent!! f/v!
Cottonwood, Ar - United States
Thank you for your submission to ARTISTS NEWS ...Beautiful image, one of my - FAVORITES - of the day. Featured it in the ARTIST NEWS group, today..
Graysville, AL - United States
Second Place winner in Contest: Grand Canyon Sunrises and Sunsets You win: PERSONALITY Get there on time
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