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
"We investigated two sulfate-bearing sites near the vast Valles Marineris canyon system that included mysterious spectral bands seen from orbital data, as well as layered sulfates and intriguing geology," said Bishop.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Several other launchers were destroyed, igniting a fire that appeared to have spread through the canyon, according to Lair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
This one was particularly impressive, over two hundred feet long and wide enough for two wagons to pass each other, it stretched over the canyon the Omethi had carved into the rock.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing canyon
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Geological Features
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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