1420 Utah State From Space
24x32 inches, (61x 81cm). A superbly-processed Landsat satellite image of the variegated State of Utah. The detail is breath-taking. One can truly see how large the Great Salt Lake is. Rocky Mt. state of the W United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming (N), Colorado (E), Arizona (S), and Nevada (W). Area, 84,916 sq mi (219,932 sq km. Capital and largest city, Salt Lake City, other important cities are Ogden and Provo. Nickname, Beehive State. Motto, Industry. The dissected Colorado Plateau stretches southward, rugged and largely uninhabitable except in isolated river valleys. Deep, tortuous canyons cut by the Colorado River and its tributaries impede travel but create vistas of remarkable grandeur. The state's unusual geologic history has produced many natural wonders, most notably Great Salt Lake (part of the Great Basin, was once submerged beneath an extensive Pleistocene lake, Lake Bonneville. Great Salt Lake, has through evaporation reached a concentration of mineral salts several times that of the ocean. Much of the lake shore is bordered by mud and salt flats) and the spectacular Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks. Lake Powell, reservoir of Glen Canyon Dam, and Flaming Gorge Dam are important parts of the Colorado River storage project in Utah. Other attractions are Canyonlands and Arches national parks; Natural Bridges, Cedar Breaks, Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Rainbow Bridge, and Timpanogos Cave national monuments; Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; and Golden Spike National Historic Site. Capitol Reef National Park contains ancient cliff dwellings, with numerous artifacts of prehistoric man. Each year thousands of visitors come to view Utah's natural beauty. As well as ski resorts, particularly those in the Wasatch Range.
