Zion National Park

Zion National Park
Zion National Park
 
['zaɪən 'næʃnl 'pɑːk], Nationalpark im Trockengebiet von Südwestutah, USA, 594 km2, eingerichtet 1919. In den mehrere 100 m mächtigen, hellroten bis bräunlich weißen Sandsteinschichten sind als Folge von Abtragung und Verwerfungen tiefe Schluchten und bizarre Felsformen wie z. B. Türme und Felsnadeln ausgebildet. Die Steilwände des vom North Fork Virgin River durchflossenen Zion Canyon (13 km lang) sind über 700 m hoch.

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