Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The landscape varies from dense evergreen forests of juniper and piñon (shown here in green) to arid plateaus speckled with desert plants like agave and Spanish bayonet. The canyon, created by the Colorado River cutting a channel over millions of years, is about 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and attains a depth of more than a mile. Nearly 2,000 million years of the Earth's history has been exposed in the layers of schist, limestone, and sandstone as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut through layer after layer of sediment as the Colorado Plateaus have uplifted to create a canyon that is 5000 feet deep in some places. This image was acquired by the Landsat ETM satellite June 6, 2000 and is centered at 36.18.23 degrees north latitude, 112.45.40 degrees west longitude. The print comes mounted on quality stretcher bars using a gallery style wrap (image wraps around the side) so that framing is optional. 26 x 16 inches = $100.00 38 x 24 inches = $200.00 contact TFI for different print size options and costs Actual print resolution is better than these graphics, see a full resolution sample |
