The Stunning Corkscrew Walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, USA

Anetelope Canyon located just outside of Page, Arizona, is without a doubt one of the most beautiful, mesmerizing, photogenic, and unique places on earth. 

It is what is called a “slot canyon”, a narrow canyon which is formed by water rushing through rock. These canyons are much deeper than they are wide, for example being less than 3 feet wide at the top but dropping down 100 feet to the bottom. These measurements can make slot canyons exceptionally dangerous to be in if you are caught in an unfortunate deluge or flash flood - especially since such flash floods can originate miles away on a day when the canyon itself receives little or no rain and come crushing in without warning, as it did when it killed 11 tourists in 1997 - but the strangely narrow, twisted landscaping that makes them so potentially dangerous is also what makes them so unique and beautiful.

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