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The Shivwits Plateau is a large plateau in northwest Arizona, and in the northwest of the Grand Canyon region. Just like the Kaibab Plateau in the east Grand Canyon forces the course of the Colorado River encircling it, the Shivwits Plateau is the major course changer of the Colorado in west Grand Canyon. The Colorado River goes due-south on the east perimeter of the plateau, goes west, then northwest to its outfall at Lake Mead. The southwest of the plateau borders the Colorado, but a lower elevation section is directly riverside; it is lower elevation hills and small canyons, called , and bordering the section of the Colorado called the . (The Lower Granite Gorge starts on the east side at the start of its due-south excursion around Shivwits Plateau.)

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  • Shivwits Plateau je náhorní plošina v Mohave County, na severozápadě Arizony. Je jednou z náhorních plošin, která spoluvytváří Velký kaňon. Leží v západní části Velkého kaňonu, na pravém břehu řeky Colorado, severně od hranice národního parku. Nadmořská výška plošiny se pohybuje okolo 1 900 metrů, nejvyšší bod má 2 156 metrů. Shivwits Plateau leží v jihozápadní části Koloradské plošiny. (cs)
  • The Shivwits Plateau is a large plateau in northwest Arizona, and in the northwest of the Grand Canyon region. Just like the Kaibab Plateau in the east Grand Canyon forces the course of the Colorado River encircling it, the Shivwits Plateau is the major course changer of the Colorado in west Grand Canyon. The Colorado River goes due-south on the east perimeter of the plateau, goes west, then northwest to its outfall at Lake Mead. The southwest of the plateau borders the Colorado, but a lower elevation section is directly riverside; it is lower elevation hills and small canyons, called , and bordering the section of the Colorado called the . (The Lower Granite Gorge starts on the east side at the start of its due-south excursion around Shivwits Plateau.) (en)
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  • Shivwits Plateau region of Arizona (en)
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  • Shivwits Plateau je náhorní plošina v Mohave County, na severozápadě Arizony. Je jednou z náhorních plošin, která spoluvytváří Velký kaňon. Leží v západní části Velkého kaňonu, na pravém břehu řeky Colorado, severně od hranice národního parku. Nadmořská výška plošiny se pohybuje okolo 1 900 metrů, nejvyšší bod má 2 156 metrů. Shivwits Plateau leží v jihozápadní části Koloradské plošiny. (cs)
  • The Shivwits Plateau is a large plateau in northwest Arizona, and in the northwest of the Grand Canyon region. Just like the Kaibab Plateau in the east Grand Canyon forces the course of the Colorado River encircling it, the Shivwits Plateau is the major course changer of the Colorado in west Grand Canyon. The Colorado River goes due-south on the east perimeter of the plateau, goes west, then northwest to its outfall at Lake Mead. The southwest of the plateau borders the Colorado, but a lower elevation section is directly riverside; it is lower elevation hills and small canyons, called , and bordering the section of the Colorado called the . (The Lower Granite Gorge starts on the east side at the start of its due-south excursion around Shivwits Plateau.) The Shivwits Plateau is named for the Shivwits section of the Paiute Indian tribes. The plateau is also one of the major areas of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument that is bordered by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area (west), the Hualapai Indian Reservation (southeast), and Grand Canyon National Park (east). (en)
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