Grand Canyon National Park
Also known as GRCA, Marble Canyon National Monument
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1979
Area
493,270 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Grand Canyon National Park is about 100 km north-west of Flagstaff. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mesa Verde National Park, about 350 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Flagstaff · about 64,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
- Prescott · about 55,000 peopleabout 170 km south
- St. George · about 99,000 peopleabout 170 km north-west
- Cedar City · about 28,000 peopleabout 200 km north-west
- Kingman · about 42,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Bullhead City · about 38,000 peopleabout 240 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United StatesCultural350 km away
MexicoNatural480 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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