Arch Canyon #1
by Surjanto Suradji
Title
Arch Canyon #1
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Surjanto Suradji
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Photograph - Digital
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ARCH CANYON, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, US. The Arch on top of the hill is framed by Saguaro Cactus. The Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cacti and other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert section of the Sonoran Desert region grow in the park. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is 517 square miles (1,338 square kilometers) in size. In 1976 the monument was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, and in 1977 95% of Organ Pipe Cactus was declared a wilderness area. In 1937 the land was officially opened as a national monument.
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March 15th, 2018
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