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How old is the Grand Canyon in millions of years?

6 million years

Background

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is about 6 million years old. That is how long the Colorado River has been carving the rock. The stone layers at the bottom are far older. They show 1.8 billion years of Earth history.

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