Grand Canyon of the Pacific

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The Grand Canyon of the Pacific is a dramatic, deeply eroded red-rock canyon on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, renowned for its vast scale and colorful, rugged landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
landform ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Waimea Canyon ⓘ
climate tropical with strong rainfall gradients ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formedBy erosion by the Waimea River ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ
governedBy State of Hawaii ⓘ
linked to: Hawaii
hasActivity hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
hasApproximateDepth up to 3000 feet ⓘ
up to 900 meters ⓘ
hasApproximateElevationRange from near sea level to over 1000 meters ⓘ
hasApproximateLength 10 miles ⓘ
16 kilometers ⓘ
hasColorationCause oxidized iron in volcanic rock ⓘ
hasGeologicalType erosional canyon ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea Kokeʻe State Park ⓘ
linked to: Kōkeʻe State Park
hasNearbyTown Waimea, Kauai ⓘ
hasNicknameOrigin comparison to the Grand Canyon in Arizona ⓘ
hasNotableFeature colorful layered rock formations ⓘ
deeply incised side valleys ⓘ
panoramic viewpoints ⓘ
red rock cliffs ⓘ
steep rugged walls ⓘ
hasRiver Waimea River ⓘ
hasVegetation dryland forest ⓘ
native Hawaiian plants ⓘ
hasViewpoint Puu Hinahina Lookout ⓘ
Puu Ka Pele Lookout ⓘ
Waimea Canyon Lookout ⓘ
isAccessibleFrom Kokee Road ⓘ
Waimea ⓘ
linked to: Waimea, Kauai
isKnownFor colorful landscapes ⓘ
dramatic topography ⓘ
scenic drives ⓘ
vast scale ⓘ
isPartOf Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaii ⓘ
linked to: Hawaiʻi (island)

United States ⓘ
locatedOn Kauai ⓘ
linked to: Kauaʻi
near Kokeʻe State Park ⓘ
linked to: Kōkeʻe State Park
overlooks Waimea River valley ⓘ
linked to: Waimea Valley
tourismImportance major attraction on Kauai ⓘ
popular sightseeing destination in Hawaii ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waimea Canyon → nicknamed → Grand Canyon of the Pacific ⓘ
Waimea River → hasScenicDesignation → Grand Canyon of the Pacific (for its canyon) ⓘ
linked to: Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Waimea Canyon Lookout → hasViewOf → “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” ⓘ
linked to: Grand Canyon of the Pacific