Temple of Sinawava, the beginning of Zion Canyon. The near vertical sandstone walls are more than 900 metres high. The Canyon was carved from the earl

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Temple of Sinawava, the beginning of Zion Canyon. The near vertical sandstone walls are more than 900 metres high. The Canyon was carved from the early Jurassic Navajo Formation by river action. Photographed in Zion National Park, Utah, USA.

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