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dc.coverage.spatialCreation Site: Utah, United States, North and Central America,en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 2001 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorGilchrist, Scotten_US
dc.date2001en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-11T20:48:13Z
dc.date.available2013-07-11T20:48:13Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier224287en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 566en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/132909
dc.descriptionNear Moab, rock formations north of the Windows Section at dusk; Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. The park is located near Moab, Utah, and is 119 square miles (309 square km) in size. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. Since 1970, 42 arches have toppled because of erosion. Arches National Park receives 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year on average. The area, administered by the National Park Service, was originally designated as a national monument on April 12, 1929. It was redesignated a national park on November 12, 1971. More than 833,000 people visited it in 2006. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 1/30/2008)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectlandscapesen_US
dc.subjectparks (recreation areas)en_US
dc.subjectTwenty-first centuryen_US
dc.titleArches National Park: Topographic Viewsen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode2A2-US-NP-AP-C7en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniquephotographyen_US
vra.worktypetopographical viewen_US
vra.worktypephotographen_US
dc.contributor.displayScott Gilchrist (Canadian photographer, born 1960)en_US


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