Painted Desert
LocationUSA (Arizona)
Area19,400 km2
ContinentNorth America
TypeBadlands
About Painted Desert
Named for its brilliant colors from iron and manganese in the rock. Part of the Petrified Forest National Park. The colors change with light throughout the day. Navajo and Hopi people have lived here for centuries.
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