2007-08-27 11:49:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Badlands, particularly hoodoos.
Really. That is a real answer.
2007-08-27 12:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not really a canyon either. It IS weathered out of a plateau, though.
From the National Park Service:
"Bryce Canyon is not a "real" canyon. It is not carved by flowing water. Water is the active ingredient here, but in the form of "frost-wedging" and chemical weathering."
The landforms are mainly "hoodoos" and arches.
2007-08-30 18:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by Wayner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. See, Now and Then wasn't pulling your leg.
2007-08-27 21:32:18 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read here.... great question... I've learned something new from it!!... Hoodoos!!....
http://www.zionnational-park.com/bgeology.htm
lots more here...
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2007-08-28 10:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋