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National Parks in 3-D

Front and back image of the downloadable 3D Geology of National Parks poster

Download the front of the poster as a 24" x 20" PDF file (8 MB)
(Features large image the Delecate Arch in Arches National Park.)

Download the back of the poster as a 24" x 20" PDF file (56 MB)
(Features multiple park imagery and contains the quiz.)

This 3D poster shows geologic features of many National Parks. Red-and-cyan viewing glasses are need to see the three-dimensional effect. Red-blue glasses will do but red-cyan glasses are better.

This publication also features a photo quiz game: Name that park! where you can explore, interpret, and identify selected park landscapes. Can you identify landscape features in the images? Can you explain processes that may have helped form the landscape features? You can get the answers online.

Geology of National Parks

For a full tour of all the USGS 3D imagery of our national parks, you can visit the Geology of National Parks Web site.

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