canyon
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In a Sierra Nevada canyon all but incinerated in the 2021 KNP Complex fire, a new forest of California’s beloved giant sequoias is now growing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The second site lies on the plateau above Juventae Chasma, a 5-km-deep canyon located just north of Valles Marineris.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Locals had long relied on the resort to draw visitors to the two towns that border it: Telluride, in the box canyon, and Mountain Village, higher up the slopes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
Ten years ago, during one of the wettest winters on record, a large portion of the canyon road was washed away by the flooding of the San Francisquito Creek.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Vocabulary lists containing canyon
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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