Thursday, May 31, 2012

GEOLOGICAL WONDERS ... ANTELOPE CANYON

 

Antelope Canyon

The most frequently photographed the canyon to the south-western United States is Antelope Canyon. It is located on Navajo land in Arizona. Navajo people call it Tse bighanilini, which means “place where water flows over rocks.” Antelope Canyon is divided into two separate Canyon, Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon.

Since the rain water flowing through this place, it smooths out the rocks, giving them a curving shape. Antelope Canyon was formed during the heavy floods which have caused erosion of rocks, which opened the passages where the deep open corridors with interesting shaped rocks. In 2006, authorities closed the Antelope Canyon for 5 months because of flooding.

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