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Chiricahua National Monument
Citation
Cruickshank, V, Chiricahua National Monument, Langana, Launceston Walking Club, Launceston, Tasmania, Summer/Autumn, 2020-21, pp. 9-10. (2020) [Magazine Article]
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Abstract
Known as the "Wonderland of Rocks", Chiricahua
National Monument is one of America’s more remote
and least-visited park sites, located in south
eastern Arizona less than 100km from the Mexican
border. For those wondering, the key difference
between a national park and a national monument is
the way they are established: parks are established by
an act of Congress to protect their scenic,
inspirational, educational and recreational value,
whereas monuments are proclaimed by the President
because they have objects of historical, cultural or
scientific interest. Chiricahua National Monument was
established in 1924 to protect its extensive rock
towers and balancing rocks, which are the result of
the erosion of compacted volcanic ash from the
eruption of an ancient volcano just south of the park
about 27 million years ago. The formations at
Chiricahua are similar in size and shape to the more
famous sandstone spires of Bryce Canyon in Utah, but
predominantly grey or brown and covered by green
lichen.
Item Details
Item Type: | Magazine Article |
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Keywords: | volunteering, healthy for life |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Public health |
Research Field: | Health promotion |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Evaluation of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Health education and promotion |
UTAS Author: | Cruickshank, V (Dr Vaughan Cruickshank) |
ID Code: | 142139 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2020-12-15 |
Last Modified: | 2021-03-02 |
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