Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon

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The Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon is the steep, narrow, and deeply incised section of the canyon where the Colorado River cuts through some of the oldest exposed rocks on Earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge ⓘ
landform ⓘ
characterizedBy deep incision ⓘ
narrow canyon ⓘ
steep walls ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf Vishnu Schist ⓘ
Zoroaster Granite ⓘ
formedBy downcutting of the Colorado River ⓘ
formsPartOf Colorado River corridor through the Grand Canyon ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian ⓘ
hasAccess primarily by river trips ⓘ
via steep inner-canyon trails from the rims ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence hotter and drier microclimate than the canyon rims ⓘ
hasErosionalProcess fluvial erosion by the Colorado River ⓘ
mass wasting on steep slopes ⓘ
hasHazard flash floods along tributary canyons ⓘ
steep and rugged terrain ⓘ
hasNotableFeature high vertical relief ⓘ
narrow river channel ⓘ
hasOrientation generally east–west following the Colorado River course ⓘ
hasRelativePosition central part of the Grand Canyon ⓘ
hasRockType igneous rock ⓘ
metamorphic rock ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance exposes deep crustal rocks at the surface ⓘ
hasTopographicForm inner canyon within the larger Grand Canyon ⓘ
isExampleOf deeply incised river canyon ⓘ
exhumed Precambrian basement exposure ⓘ
isImportantFor geomorphology research ⓘ
studies of Precambrian geology ⓘ
studies of crustal evolution ⓘ
isPopularFor backcountry hiking views ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
knownFor exposing Precambrian basement rocks ⓘ
exposing some of the oldest rocks in the Grand Canyon ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
overlainBy younger Paleozoic sedimentary rocks of the Grand Canyon ⓘ
partOf Grand Canyon ⓘ
traversedBy Colorado River ⓘ
visibleFrom certain sections of the North Rim ⓘ
certain sections of the South Rim ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ

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Yavapai Point → hasViewOf → Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon ⓘ
South Kaibab Trail → partOf → Grand Canyon inner canyon trail system ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Phantom Ranch → partOf → Colorado River corridor in Grand Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Bright Angel Canyon → accessedVia → South Rim of the Grand Canyon via Colorado River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Yavapai Geology Museum → hasViewOf → Grand Canyon inner gorge ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Unkar Delta → hasViewOf → Grand Canyon inner gorge ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Hermit Trail → offersViewOf → Grand Canyon inner gorge ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Plateau Point Trail → hasViewOf → Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon ⓘ
Vishnu Temple (Grand Canyon) → hasNearbyFeature → Grand Canyon inner gorge ⓘ
linked to: Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon
Black Bridge → spansFeature → Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon ⓘ
Plateau Point → hasViewOf → Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon ⓘ