The Chaco Slope is a geographical region located in the northwestern portion of the
U.S. state of
New Mexico. It borders the
Chaco Core
Chaco may refer to:
Places in South America
* Chaco Basin, spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay
* Chaco Department, a historical department in Paraguay and proposed in Bolivia
* Chaco Province, a province in the northeastern part of Argenti ...
, which contains both
Chacra Mesa The Chacra Mesa is a high mesa massif composing the southwestern flank of Chaco Canyon, a region that is notable for its rich collection of Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites.
It is located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of New Mex ...
and
Chaco Canyon. The canyon itself is noted for its
Chacoan Anasazi ruins. The Chaco Slope is differentiated from the neighboring Chuska Valley, Chaco Core, and Chaco Plateau by distinct surface water drainage patterns and geological formations. These regions were first labelled by archaeologist
Gwinn Vivian Gwinn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Curtis Gwinn, writer
* Donald Gwinn (1902–1961), American hammer thrower
*John Gwinn III (1791–1849), United States Navy officer
*Giulia Gwinn, German footballer
*Lambert Estes Gwinn ...
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Citations
References
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Colorado Plateau
Geology of New Mexico
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