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Ç÷¡Åä, Colorado Plateau:
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Monument°¡ »ý±â¾ú´Ù.
Until
90 million years ago, ocean covered from Rocky's to Appalachia. About 60 million
years ago, this region began to rise. The uplift process raised some areas as
much as 10,000 feet above sea level. Over millions of years, erosion stripped
away many layers of rock. The uplifting of the part of the region, known as
Colorado Plateau, caused the whole area to rise. In the area of Colorado
Plateau, there are many National Parks (Petrified Forest N.P., Grand Canyon
N.P., Zion N.P., Bryce Canyon N.P., Capitol Reef N.P., Canyonlands N.P., Arches
N.P., and Mesa Verde N.P.) and National Monuments.

Four
Corners
: À¯Å¸, ¾Ö¸®Á¶³ª, ÄÝ·Î¶óµµ¿Í ´º¸ß½ÃÄÚ ÁÖµéÀÌ µ¿½Ã¿¡ Á¢Çϰí ÀÖ´Â ±ÙóÀÇ Áö¿ªÀ» Æ÷Äڳʽº(Four State
Corners)¶ó°í Çϸç, À̰÷¿¡ Four Corners Monument°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. ÀÌ ±Ùó¿¡´Â ¸ð´º¸ÕÆ® ¹ë¸®, ¸Þ»ç º£¸£µ¥ ±¹¸³°ø¿ø,
Canyon de Chelly National Monument°¡ ÀÖ´Ù. ¶ÇÇÑ À̰÷ÀÇ ´ëºÎºÐÀº ¹ÝÀÚÄ¡ÀÎ Àεð¾ð ±¹°¡°¡ ÀÖ´Ù.
³ª¹ÙÈ£´Â Á¦ÀÏ Å©°í, ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î È£ÇÇ(Hopi), À¯Å× (Ute), ±×¸® ÁÖ´Ï (Zuni) Àεð¾ð ±¹°¡µéÀÌ´Ù.
Is a region of the United States consisting of the southwestern corner
of Colorado, northwestern corner of New Mexico, northeastern corner of Arizona
and southeastern corner of Utah. The Four Corners area is named after the
quadripoint where the boundaries of the four states meet, where the Four Corners
Monument is located. The majority of the Four Corners region is part of
semi-autonomous indigenous American Indian nations, the largest of which is the
Navajo Nation, followed by Hopi, Ute and Zuni Indian nations. The Four Corners
region is mostly rural, rugged and arid. In addition to the monument, commonly
visited areas within Four Corners include Monument Valley, Mesa Verde National
Park and Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The most populous city in the Four
Corners region is Farmington, New Mexico, followed by Durango, Colorado.
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