Horseshoe Bend Colorado River, United States
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Horseshoe Bend
Location Colorado River
Country 
United States
Continent North America
Category Nature
Date 2013-05-15-
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Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. It is located 8 km downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 6.4 km southwest of Page. Accessible via a 0.8 km hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above. According to Google terrain maps, the overlook is 1300 m above sea level and the Colorado River is at 980 m above sea level making it a 300 m drop.
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from GermanyDavid Stolz landmarks 26/362 | continents 2/7 | comments 5 | reviews 0 2014-01-09 00:22
Nature never stops to amaze me!
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from ScotlandAlexander Morgan landmarks 12/362 | continents 4/7 | comments 4 | reviews 0 2013-06-13 12:05
I have been to this landmark and I cannot describe how majestic it is.
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