Grand Canyon
...are extremes, because the climate is arid and continental. In the river water doesn’t run all-year. On top of the Canyon is a plateau which is overgrown with evergreen copse and the valley with desert-plants. (113 words) Creation Erosions shaped layers with different rocks arise. At the north edge of the ravine is the Kaibab and the Kanab plateau, which is higher than the Coconino plateau at the south edge. From the north edge the water runs into the Canyon and the edge is cut, but at the south edge the water floats off so the edge isn’t cut. The danger of erosion is enormous, because there are everywhere tears and faults everywhere. (76 words) History The first Europeans who reached the Canyon came...