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The Colorado River meanders cutting into what becomes the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon: How It Formed

Source: PBS

Believe it or not, the power of water was strong enough to help carve the 4000-foot-deep and nearly 300-mile-long Grand Canyon. Find out how in this PBS video.

This entry was posted in The Natural World and tagged Science & Nature on June 1, 2015 by Mikki Gibson.

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