Home›Geological Formations›Protected Status›IUGS Geological Heritage SiteBrowse ByIUGS Geological Heritage SiteProtected status records whether a formation is legally set aside from development. Wikipedia notes that the Grand Canyon "and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument" and several tribal reservations. Browsing by protected status shows which formations a visitor could see preserved and which have no such protection.IUGS Geological Heritage SiteConnectionsComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)IUGS Geological Heritage SiteFilter Results13 entriesFormation FamilyAllCenote Cave Systems (1)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (1)Desert Dunes and Sand Seas (1)Fossil-Bearing Stratigraphic Formations (1)Mesozoic Fossil Sites (1)Named Scenic Rock and Cliff Formations (1)Paleozoic Fossil Sites (1)Salt Flats and Playas (1)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (2)Formed By (Process)AllFaulting (1)Karstification (1)Orogeny (1)Sedimentation (3)Volcanism (2)Weathering (1)DisciplineAllGeomorphology (7)Speleology (1)Stratigraphy (3)Volcanology (2)Formation TypeAllCenote Cave Systems (1)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (1)Desert Dunes and Sand Seas (1)Fossil-Bearing Stratigraphic Formations (1)Mesozoic Fossil Sites (1)Named Scenic Rock and Cliff Formations (1)Paleozoic Fossil Sites (1)Salt Flats and Playas (1)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (2)WhereAllBolivia (1)Cameroon (1)Colombia (1)Eritrea (1)Ethiopia (1)Germany (1)Greenland (1)Mauritania (1)Mexico (2)Morocco (1)Namibia (1)Scotland (1)United Kingdom (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Danakil DepressionIUGS Geological Heritage SiteFezouata FormationIUGS Geological Heritage SiteMoine Thrust BeltIUGS Geological Heritage SiteMount CameroonIUGS Geological Heritage SiteNamib Sand SeaIUGS Geological Heritage SiteNevado del RuizIUGS Geological Heritage SiteParicutinIUGS Geological Heritage SiteRichat StructureIUGS Geological Heritage SiteSalar de UyuniIUGS Geological Heritage SiteSiccar PointIUGS Geological Heritage SiteSirius PassetIUGS Geological Heritage SiteSistema Sac ActunIUGS Geological Heritage SiteSolnhofen LimestoneIUGS Geological Heritage SiteConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 2,839 connections.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.