John Wesley Powell, named the Grand Canyon. Major John Wesley Powell was 35 years old when he led his first expedition through the Canyon. He was a geologist, a teacher, and a one-armed veteran of the Civil War (he lost his right arm in the Battle of Shiloh).
That is what the people named it. They noticed the canyon as being rather large and bigger than any other canyon they had seen, so they named it the Grand Canyon.
The call it the grand canyon because it is a canyon that is grand.
It was named the Grand Canyon because it is truly grand.
Grand Canyon got its name because it is one of the biggest canyons in the world.
in 1934
the grand canyon
The Grand Canyon.
the Grand Canyon
the answer is grand canyon
The name of the Grand Canyon's river is the Colorado River.
The colorado river formed the grand canyon
John Wesley Powell, named the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon.
The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon
well what do you think when you see it Grand Canyon well. its really big and tall large and deep so they called is Grand (which means big in French) and its a canyon so hence you have the Grand Canyon!! ^_^
The Grand Canyon is a "gorge" or "canyon" if you wish. Hence the name Grand Canyon. However, there are two "plateau's" on either side of the canyon which could be considered part of the GC, from a certain point of view.