Canyon De Chelly National Monument
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| Designation | National Monument |
| Location | Arizona USA |
| Nearest City | Chinle |
| Coordinates | 36° 8′ 35″ N 109° 19′ 41″ W |
| Area | 83,840 acres 33,928 ha |
| Date of Establishment | April 1, 1931 |
| Visitation | 881,783 (2004) |
| Governing Body | National Park Service |
| IUCN category | III (Natural Monument) |
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White House ruins, Canyon de Chelly National Monument (photo courtesy of USGS)
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Canyon de Chelly, 1904
Canyon de Chelly National Monument (founded April 1, 1931) is a unit of the National Park Service located in Arizona, United States. Its 83,840 acres (339 km²) (all nonfederal) preserve artifacts of the early Southwest Indian tribes that lived in the area, including the Navajo.
See also
External links
- http://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm – NPS web page for the site
