Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona, USA.  Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.


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Image ID: 0280228-PCO-X.jpg

Canyon X, a slot canyon near Page, Arizona

Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona, USA. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Phillip Colla

Image dimensions: 5504x8256

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