SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The deepest part of Grand Canyon is about 6, 000 feet (1, 829 meters) deep. The average depth is 1 mile or 5, 280 feet (1, 609 meters).
Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists know that the Colorado River carved Grand Canyon. The river is thus slightly older than the canyon, though the two are certainly close in age. Scientists have studied rock deposits along course of the present day Colorado River.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is 6, 000 feet deep at its deepest point and 18 miles at its widest. However, the significance of Grand Canyon is not limited to its geology.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Grand Canyon, up to 447 kilometers (277 miles) long, 29 kilometers (18 miles) wide, and 1.8 kilometers (6, 000 feet) deep, is the largest canyon in the United States. The Grand Canyon has been carved, over millions of years, as the Colorado River cuts through the Colorado Plateau.