The Grand Canyon, carved out by the Colorado River and the most spectacular gorge in the world, is located in which state of the United States of America?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Arizona
The Grand Canyon lies in northern Arizona, protected as the Grand Canyon National Park. Over millions of years the Colorado River cut through the rock layers of the Colorado Plateau, making a gorge about 446 km long and up to about 1.8 km deep.
The river takes its name from the state of Colorado, where it rises, but the canyon itself is in Arizona.