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Article: View from the top.(the Grand Canyon Skywalk)
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- WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2007
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Tourists can now see the Grand Canyon from a new angle. A glass walkway lets visitors step out over the canyon. The structure, which opened in March, is called the Grand Canyon Skywalk. It is shaped like a horseshoe and juts, or extends, 70 feet beyond the canyon's edge.
A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. The Grand Canyon, in Arizona, was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years. Looking down from the skywalk, people can see the canyon floor 4,000 feet below.
The Hualapai (WAH-luh-pie) Indians, who live near the Grand Canyon National Park, allowed the structure to be built. Some tribe members hope the skywalk encourages ...