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15 amazing truth about Arizona
The nickname is the "State of Dong" or "Grand Canyon State, Arizona is the 48th state participating in the United States of America on February 14, 1912.
It has a population of 7.2 million people, making it the 14th population state.
Arizona is amplitude by the states of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, with a total of 113,990 sq mi (295,234 km²) of the land, this is the 6th largest state.
However, enough dryness is dry, let's take a closer look at what really makes this desert state mark!
We are not sure exactly what Arizona is named.
We still do not know the exact origin of the Arizona name, and it's possible that we will never be.
That is being said, actually only two options.
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This name then transforms through Spanish language into Arizonac, and finally through English into Arizona.
Other theories are much simpler.
In Basque there is a phrase "Haritz Ona", meaning "delicious oak tree" and it is theory that has turned into Arizona over time.
The first European to Arizona is Spanish.
The first European crossing Arizona was with a Spanish missionary named Marcos de Niza in 1539.
During the trip, Marcos, Marcos appeared on Cibola, a great city filled with rich people.
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Unfortunately for Coronado, he never found the rich people he searched for.
One of the most preserved meteoric mountain mouths is in Arizona.
Crater Crater (called "Crater Meteor") is one of the best kept websites in the world.
It is estimated that Meteor attacks the earth about 50,000 years ago.
Crater is a spacious mind 1 mile (1.6 km), and 570 ft
Arizona used to be a Mexican state.
Something has no small surprise with the closeness to the US-Mexican border is the fact that Arizona is part of Mexico before it is a US state.
This area is really colonially by Spanish, and only when Mexico won its independence from Spain that it controlled the state.
The control is to exist in a short time, because the land is carried out by the Mexican American war in 1848.
Then, it takes another 64 more years for the final area to achieve a state!
London Bridge was dismantled and moved to Arizona.
One of the more bizarre stories will be out of Arizona as a story about Robert McCulloch SR, who has established Lake Havasu City.
London Bridge was only as sinking, and began to become a safe concern at the time Robert was founded Ho Havasu City.
He bought the whole bridge, lights and all - and has shipped all the way to Arizona!
The bridge is separated by pieces and then rebuilt, and to this day, it is the largest tourist attraction in the surrounding area.
Only about 15% of Arizona land is privately owned.
While this number seems a small, you have to remember that Arizona is a big state.
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The rest of Arizona is posted by state / national parks, protected land, state trust land and dedicated space
Grand Canyon in Arizona is really not the most profound in the world!
Here is the fact that we will definitely start some arguments wherever you share it.
Long Canyon was announced as the deepest Canyon in the world, especially because patriots and residents are proud to be proud of Arizona.
While Grand Canyon was quite profound, and the mind melted spectacularly, it was not deep enough.
Grand Canyon reaches depths of just over a mile, 6,093 ft (1,857 m) to be correct.
It is being said, does not seem like anyone can really agree on what the deepest canyon in the world is, as everyone has a slightly different criteria.
However, the answer is very likely to be Yarlung Zangbo canyon in Tibet, a 27,715 ft deep zone (6,009 m) incredible!
Arizona has more than just Grand Canyon.
Most visitors go to Arizona Flock to Grand Canyon to be amazed in its absolute size and beauty, but they often ignore many other national parks and monuments that the state must provide.
Grand Canyon is really just one of 22 national parks and different monuments!
Some remarkable alternatives to the canyon
Arizona more desert and mountain - that's 27% forest!
When most people think about Arizona, they think mountains, plateaus and many other arid landscapes.
One of the surprising truths about Arizona's geology is about 27% of its landscape made up of the forest!
To put it in the perspective, France only 2% forests with 29% of its land is forest.
Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.
In fact, it was one of two states who didn't observe this, with others as Hawaii.
Arizona lawmakers have sent a special request to be exempt, and granted it.
There is still an area of the state followed by daylight saving - the exception in Navajo country, the largest land area in the US is held by indigenous people.
Arizona is a place with 13 different snake species!
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Here, you can find unique snakes in the US (Mohave Rattlesnake), the largest bell snake found in the west of the United States (Rattlesnake Backed Diamond-Diamond), and even a bell snake
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At that time, soldiers who stationed at the base were not allowed to appear in public in their uniforms.
As a result, they went into and out of the base in their uniform, and when they drove through McDonald's, they couldn't stop to eat.
And so, it was the world's first McDonald's driver opened on January 24, 1975, a lot of joys of the same local soldiers and civilians!
Cutting a cactus in Arizona is a crime of class 4.
Well, not the cacti.
Saguaro cactus originated from the Sonoran desert, Arizona and can be high to a 40ft high number (12m)!
These cacti can live for more than 150 years, but they develop extremely slowly.
Even so, Arizona state law protects Saguaro, and harms them in any way is illegal, with a prison sentence that can be 3 years!
Arizona has a monsoon season.
Believe it or not, but this arid state is prone to heavy rain until the end of summer.
During the monsoon season, it is popular to experience storms, flushing rain, and even flash floods!
Arizona Local people often try to overcome the swelling rivers and streams in flash floods that a "stupid driving law driver" has been adopted.
This law says that anyone has rescued while trying to overcome a part of the barrier of the flooded path to pay rescue costs.
Arizona's climate tends to extreme.
When it comes to the weather, Arizona has it all.
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Flagstaff, Arizona, hold the opposite end of the profile, at the least 48 level at least, where it has many days below under Freezi
As you can see, Arizona is not just the State holding Grand Canyon.
It is more than that, and constantly can surprise you wherever you look.
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