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How were the mountains surrounding the Canyon formed?​
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How were the mountains surrounding the Canyon formed?​

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Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau or table-land level. The cliffs form because harder rock strata that are resistant to erosion and weathering remain exposed on the valley walls
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