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Located on Native American Navajo land east of Page, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley is made up of two slot canyons: a slot canyon is a deep and narrow canyon formed by water running through several kinds of rocks including basalt, granite, limestone, and sandstone.

The name of the canyon comes from the fact that there used to be many pronghorn antelope living in the canyon. Cattle also used to graze here. The two canyons are called Upper Antelope Canyon, or the Crack; and Antelope Canyon, or the Corkscrew.

The canyons are popular with photographers: tours of the canyons only began in 1997 when it was made a Navajo Tribal Park by the Navajo people.

Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley
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