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Transcript: VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
- Article date:
- November 9, 2000
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Amid the sandstone slickrock, brilliant cliffs, and rolling sandy
plateaus of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument lie outstanding
objects
of scientific and historic interest. Despite its arid climate and
rugged
isolation, the monument contains a wide variety of biological objects
and
has a long and rich human history. Full of natural splendor and a
sense
of solitude, this area remains remote and unspoiled, qualities that
are
essential to the protection of the scientific and historic objects
it contains.
The monument is a geological treasure. Its centerpiece is the
majestic
Paria Plateau, a grand terrace lying between two great geologic structures,
the East ...