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Arizona is located in the Western United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 118,000 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is government forest and park land, recreation areas and Native American reservations.
Arizona is best known for its desert landscape, which is rich in xerophyte plants such as cactus. It is also known for its climate, which presents exceptionally hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central portion of the state, which contrasts with the desertic Basin and Range region in the southern portions of the state.
Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climate. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot (600 m) escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002. Arizona belongs firmly within the Basin and Range region of North America. The region was shaped by prehistoric volcanism, followed by a cooling-off and related subsidence.
The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of designating the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery.
Local News from Arizona Daily Sun via Yahoo! News
Nov 22, 2008 1:22 pm
Sophia Katz, a native of Russia, shows her collection of hand-painted dolls at the Holiday Craft Fair Friday. The eighth annual fair will continue today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the NAU Field House. (...
This week in Flagstaff history
Nov 22, 2008 1:21 pm
100 YEARS AGO The walls of the new prison at Florence are rising with greater rapidity than was thought possible by the men who know the most about it. Six hundred feet of foundation was laid last wee...
1,000 Words: A Serenade for givers
Nov 21, 2008 1:22 pm
Members of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra perform at the Flagstaff Medical Center cafeteria Wednesday to launch their annual Thanksgiving partnership with United Blood Services. Anyone that donates ...
Page council OKs study to upgrade water system
Nov 21, 2008 1:21 pm
PAGE -- Page City Council authorized a $60,000 insurance policy of sorts for continued water service from Glen Canyon Dam Thursday night.
Prescribed burns scheduled for today
Nov 21, 2008 1:21 pm
Fuel management crews with the Coconino National Forest plan to ignite the following prescribed burns today:
Some criminal charges vs. Hopi chair dropped
Nov 21, 2008 1:21 pm
KYKOTSMOVI (AP) -- A Hopi judge has dismissed two criminal charges against tribal Chairman Ben Nuvamsa, but the chairman is still fighting three other charges that allege he damaged public property.
Nov 20, 2008 1:21 pm
Performers from Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco walk through downtown Flagstaff on Wednesday afternoon to promote upcoming shows Nov. 20-23 in Prescott Valley at Tim's Toyota Center. The performers han...
Easing of anti-camping law set for vote Dec. 2
Nov 20, 2008 1:21 pm
The first major revision of the city's anti-camping ordinance is now up for a council vote on Dec. 2.
More prescribed fires planned for today
Nov 20, 2008 1:21 pm
The following are planned prescribed fires for today, according to the U.S. Forest Service:
Fires planned for Anderson Mesa, A-1
Nov 19, 2008 2:06 pm
A pair of prescribed burns are scheduled to take place today.
Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch
Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]
Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News
Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm
Former swimming superstar Rick DeMont has triumphed over an ordeal that could've crushed him
Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm
Many National Park Service officials look to the future after eight dreadful years
Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm
Some former residents of the MLK building enjoy new homes; others await a return to downtown
Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm
After the passage of Prop 102 and California's Prop 8, protesters march and launch coalition-building efforts
Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Little bits of news strung together haphazardly.
Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Overall to Leave KVOA at Year's End
Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Tucson Q&A with Lyle Steffens
Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Evidence of the local criminal mind at work.
Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Tom goes to the grocery store, and the hijinks ensue
Nov 19, 2008 11:10 pm
What happens after you die? These folks offer some insight
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