Shivwits Plateau
The Shivwits Plateau is a large plateau in northwest Arizona, and in the northwest of the Grand Canyon region. Just like the Kaibab Plateau in the east Grand Canyon forces the course of the Colorado River encircling it, the Shivwits Plateau is the major course changer of the Colorado in west Grand Canyon.
- Heath
- …lies at an elevation of 6,339 feet (1,932 metres)
- Description: Landform in northwest Arizona
- Address: AZ
- Also known as“Sanur Plateau”“Sheavwitz Plateau”“Shiwits Plateau”“Shiwitz Plateau”
Shivwits Plateau
- Category: plateau
- Location
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Latitude
36.41665° or 36° 24′ 60″ north
Longitude
-113.50106° or 113° 30′ 4″ west
Open location code
8588CF8X+MH
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovak—“Shivwits Plateau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shivwits Plateau”
- Czech: “Shivwits Plateau”
- German: “Shivwits Plateau”
- Slovak: “Shivwits Plateau”
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