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American Wonders

American Wonders. Aurora Borealis. Grand Canyon. Arizona 446 km long 6.4 to 29 km wide Up to 1.83 km deep 2 billion years old. Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico 230 k below surface. Mammoth Cave. Kentucky Largest cave system in the world 214 sq. km. Yellowstone.

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American Wonders

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  1. American Wonders Aurora Borealis

  2. Grand Canyon • Arizona • 446 km long • 6.4 to 29 km wide • Up to 1.83 km deep • 2 billion years old

  3. Carlsbad Caverns • New Mexico • 230 k below surface

  4. Mammoth Cave • Kentucky • Largest cave system in the world • 214 sq. km

  5. Yellowstone • Wyoming • 8,983 km • Active volcano

  6. Painted Desert • Arizona • Vast desert

  7. Petrified Forest • Arizona • 885 square km

  8. Badlands • South Dakota • 25.958 square km

  9. Glaciers • Alaska • 100,000

  10. Mt. Kilauea • Hawaii • Largest active volcano • On big island of Hawaii

  11. Mohave Desert • California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah 57,000 km

  12. Great Lakes • Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York • Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. • Gouged out by glaciers.

  13. Niagara Falls New York Strongest falls in North America Canadian border Up to 53 meters high

  14. The Everglades • Florida • Subtropic wetlands • 300 square km

  15. Bayous • Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia Marshy lands

  16. Blue Ridge Parkway • Virginia, North Carolina • Longest National Park • 755 km

  17. Monuments St. Augustine, Florida

  18. Mount Rushmore • South Dakota • Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln Each head, 18 m 1927 - 1941

  19. Gateway Arch • Missouri • Symbolizes entrance to West 1965 200 m high

  20. Golden Gate Bridge • California • 1937 • Then-largest suspension bridge

  21. Arlington Cemetery • Virginia • Once home to Robert E. Lee

  22. Hoover Dam • Arizona, Nevada • 1935 • Then world’s largest concrete structure

  23. Statue of Liberty New York 1886 92.99 m tall

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