A GEOLOGICAL MARVEL The Wave

Con espectaculares ondulaciones y bandas de colores que parecen fluir sobre su superficie, esta formación rocosa es una de las maravillas naturales más asombrosas de Arizona. Pero su acceso está restringido y puede resultar peligroso.

by TALITHA LINEHAN

PLACES The sandstone rock formation The Wave in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Utah Arizona border. Other spectacular rock formations in the area include The Second Wave, The Alcove, Top Rock Arch, Melody Arch and the Grotto, Sand Cove, and Fatali’s Boneyard. The Wave in Arizona is one of the world’s oldest geological formations and one of the most photographed landscapes in the United States. Located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau1 near the Arizona-Utah border2, a maximum of just sixty-four people a day are allowed3 to explore this fragile natural marvel4, and only by entering a lottery months in advance. COLOUR AND SHAPE Situated on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, this sandstone rock5 formation dates back6 to the Jurassic Period, some 150 to 200 million…

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