Grand Canyon

CanyonUnited StatesUNESCO World HeritageProtected area

A mile-deep, 446-kilometre-long canyon carved by the Colorado River, exposing two billion years of layered rock.

Highlights

Alaska, United States

North America’s highest peak at 6,190 metres, centrepiece of a subarctic wilderness of tundra, glaciers and grizzly bears.

Utah, United States

A high desert of towering sandstone buttes and mesas on the Navajo Nation, an enduring emblem of the American West.

Hawaii, United States

A rugged coastline of emerald cliffs, sea caves and hanging valleys along the north-west shore of Kauai, reachable only by trail, boat or air.