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*[[Canyon Sainte-Anne]], [[Quebec]] |
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*[[Ouimet Canyon]], Ontario |
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This list of canyons and gorges includes both land and submarine canyons with the land canyons being sorted by continent and then by country.
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Africa
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Blyde River Canyon, South Africa -
Fish River Canyon, Namibia -
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
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South Africa
- Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
- Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal (The word Kloof means 'gorge' in Afrikaans[citation needed])
- Komati Gorge
- Lanner Gorge
- Oribi Gorge, KwaZulu-Natal
Other countries
- Madagascar- Isalo Canyon
- Mali—Talari Gorges
- Namibia—Fish River Canyon
- Tanzania—Olduvai Gorge
- Tunisia—Mides Canyon
Americas
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Itaimbezinho Canyon, Brazil -
Ouimet Canyon, Canada -
Sumidero Canyon, Mexico
Brazil
Canada
- Agawa Canyon, Ontario
- Barron River (Ontario)
- Canyon Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- Painted Chasm, British Columbia
- Farwell Canyon, British Columbia
- Fraser Canyon, British Columbia
- Grand Canyon of the Stikine, British Columbia
- Horseshoe Canyon, Alberta
- Niagara Gorge, Ontario
- Ouimet Canyon, Ontario
Colombia
- Chicamocha Canyon, Santander
- Saturban canyon, Santander
Mexico
Peru
- Colca Canyon, Arequipa
- Cotahuasi Canyon, Arequipa
United States
- Antelope Canyon, Arizona
- Ausable Chasm, New York
- Bad Rock Canyon, Montana
- Bighorn Canyon, Montana and Wyoming
- Big South Fork of the Cumberland River gorge, Kentucky and Tennessee
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
- Bluejohn Canyon, Utah—site of Aron Ralston's accident
- Breaks Canyon, Kentucky and Virginia
- Buckskin Gulch, Utah—possibly the longest, deepest slot canyon in the world at over 13 mi (21 km); a tributary of the Paria River
- Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
- Canyonlands National Park, canyons of the Colorado River and its main tributary the Green River, Utah
- Canyons of the Escalante, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
- Cataract Canyon, Utah
- Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
- Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon
- Desolation Canyon, Utah
- Dismals Canyon, Alabama
- Echo Canyon, Nevada
- Flaming Gorge, Utah and Wyoming
- Flume Gorge, New Hampshire
- Fremont River Canyon, Utah
- Gates of Lodore, Colorado
- Genesee River Gorge, New York
- Glen Canyon, Utah and Arizona
- Glenwood Canyon, Colorado
- Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
- Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park, California
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
- Grand Coulee, Washington
- Hells Canyon, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
- Horseshoe Canyon, Utah
- James River Gorge, Virginia
- Kings Canyon, California
- Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, Utah
- Lehigh River Gorge, Pennsylvania
- Linville Gorge, North Carolina
- Little River Canyon, Alabama
- Logan Canyon, Utah
- Marble Canyon, Arizona
- Moses Coulee, Washington
- McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
- New River Gorge, West Virginia
- Niagara Gorge, New York
- Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
- Palo Duro Canyon, Texas
- Paria River Canyon, southern Utah into northern Arizona
- Pine Creek Gorge, Pennsylvania
- Provo Canyon, Utah
- Quartermaster Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona[1]
- Quechee Gorge, Vermont
- Red River Gorge, Kentucky
- Rio Grande Gorge, New Mexico
- Ripogenus Gorge, Maine
- Royal Gorge, Colorado
- Ruby Canyon, Colorado and Utah
- Sabino Canyon, Arizona
- Saint Christopher's Canyon, Aibonito and Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
- Salt River Canyon, Arizona
- San Rafael River Gorge, Utah
- Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas (also in Big Bend N.P.: Boquillas and Mariscal Canyons)
- Tallulah Gorge, Georgia
- Titus Canyon, Death Valley, California (also in Death Valley: Golden, Mosaic and Natural Bridge Canyons)
- Virgin River Gorge, Arizona and Utah
- Waimea Canyon, Hawaii
- Walnut Canyon, Arizona
- Westwater Canyon, Utah
- Wind River Canyon, Wyoming
- Zion Canyon, Utah
Other countries
- Argentina—Atuel Canyon, Mendoza Province
- Bolivia—Grand Canyon of Torotoro, Torotoro, Potosi Department
- Nicaragua—Somoto Canyon, Somoto, Madriz
Asia
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One of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze river, China -
Siq, Jordan -
Sharyn Canyon, Kazakhstan -
Kali Gandaki Gorge, Nepal -
Indus River Gorge, Pakistan
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China
- Three Gorges, Chongqing
- Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
- Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Tibet Autonomous Region
Nepal
India
- Gandikota, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh
- Garadia Mahadev, Kota district, Rajasthan
- Idukki, Western Ghats, Kerala
- Raneh Falls, Chatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
Philippines
Other countries
- Indonesia—Cukang Taneuh, Pangandaran
- Jordan—Siq, Petra
- Kazakhstan—Sharyn Canyon
- Kyrgyz Republic—Ala Archa gorge of Ala Archa National Park
- Oman—Wadi Ghul
- Pakistan—Indus River Gorge through the Himalaya; Soan River gorge
- Taiwan—Taroko Gorge of Taroko National Park
Europe
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Cheddar Gorge, England -
Gorges du Tarn, France -
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon, Iceland -
Bicaz Gorge, Romania -
Aare Gorge, Switzerland
Albania
Austria
England
- Avon Gorge, Bristol
- Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
- Ebbor Gorge, Somerset
- Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire
France
- Ardèche Gorges, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Daluis Gorge, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Gorges du Tarn, Occitanie
- Verdon Gorge, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Georgia
Greece
- Agia Eirini Gorge, Crete
- Ha Gorge, Crete
- Imbros Gorge, Crete
- Kotsifos Gorge, Crete
- Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Crete
- Richtis Gorge, Crete
- Sarakina Gorge, Crete
- Samaria Gorge, Crete
- Vikos Gorge, Vikos–Aoös National Park
Italy
Montenegro
Norway
- Allmannajuvet Canyon, Rogaland
- Jutulhogget Canyon, Hedmark
- Jutulhogget Canyon, Oppland
- Mågålaupet Gorge, Sør-Trøndelag
- Sautso Canyon, Finnmark
Switzerland
Turkey
- Boğazpınar Canyon, Mersin Province
- Harmanköy Canyon, Bilecik
- Ulubey Canyon, Uşak
- Valla Canyon, Küre, Kastamonu
Other countries
- Bulgaria—Trigrad Gorge
- Greenland—Greenland's Grand Canyon
- Iceland—Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
- Macedonia—Matka Canyon
- Romania—Bicaz Gorge
- Scotland—Corrieshalloch Gorge
- Serbia—Rugova Canyon
- Ukraine—Dniester Canyon
Oceania
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Skippers Canyon, New Zealand -
Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu National Park, Western Australia -
Hancock Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia -
Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory of Australia -
Murchison River Gorge, Western Australia
Australia
- Barfold Gorge, Victoria
- Barron Gorge, Queensland
- Bouldercombe Gorge, Queensland
- Cambanoora Gorge, Queensland
- Capertee Valley, New South Wales
- Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland
- Cataract Gorge, Tasmania
- Dimond Gorge, Western Australia
- Galston Gorge, New South Wales
- Geikie Gorge National Park, Western Australia
- Karijini National Park, Western Australia—contains gorges named Dales, Hamersley, Hancock, Joffre, Kalamina, Knox, Munjina, Range, Red, Weano, Wittenoom and Yampire;[2] blue asbestos exists in the latter two gorges[3]
- Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory
- Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
- Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria
- Little River Gorge, Victoria
- Loch Ard Gorge, Victoria
- Mossman Gorge, Queensland
- Murchison River Gorge, Western Australia
- Nepean Gorge, New South Wales
- North and South Gorges of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland
- Palm Valley, Northern Territory
- Porcupine Gorge, Queensland
- Purnululu National Park, Western Australia—Cathedral and Piccaninny Gorges,[4] and Echidna Chasm[5]
- Ravine des Casoars, South Australia
- Sturt Gorge, South Australia
- West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory
- Windjana Gorge, Western Australia
New Zealand
- Ashley Gorge, Canterbury Region
- Buller Gorge, Buller
- Cromwell Gorge, Central Otago
- Karangahake Gorge, Coromandel Peninsula
- Karapoti Gorge, Wellington Region
- Kawarau Gorge, Central Otago
- Manawatu Gorge, Manawatu
- Ngauranga Gorge, Wellington City
- Poolburn Gorge, Central Otago
- Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury Region
- Skippers Canyon, Central Otago
- Taieri Gorge, South Otago
- Trotters Gorge, North Otago
- Waimakariri Gorge, Canterbury Region
- Weka Pass, Canterbury Region
- Windy Canyon, Great Barrier Island
Submarine canyons
A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley with nearly vertical walls cut into the seabed of the continental margin, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf.[6]
Atlantic Ocean
- Amazon Canyon, extending from the Amazon River off the coast of Brazil
- Avilés Canyon, off the coast of Asturias, Spain
- Congo Canyon, extending from the Congo River off the coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Great Bahama Canyon, between the islands of The Bahamas
- Hudson Canyon, extending from the Hudson River off the coast of New York City between the Long Island and the New Jersey coasts of the United States
- Nazaré Canyon, off the coast of Portugal
- Whittard Canyon, off the southwest coast of Ireland
- Wilmington Canyon, off the coast of Delaware, the United States[7]
Indian Ocean
- Ganges Canyon, extending from the Ganges off the coast of India
- Indus Canyon, extending from the Indus River off the coast of Pakistan
Pacific Ocean
- Bering Canyon, in the Bering Sea near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the United States
- Kaikoura Canyon, off the coast of the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand
- Monterey Canyon, off the coast of central California, the United States
- Pribilof Canyon, in the Bering Sea, southeast of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska
- Scripps Canyon, off the coast of La Jolla, southern California
- Zhemchug Canyon, in the central Bering Sea between the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia; the largest submarine canyon in the world based on drainage area
Black Sea
- Danube Canyon, off the coast of Romania
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quartermaster Canyon
- ^ "Karijini National Park Visitor guide" (PDF). Explore Parks WA (note: PDF file link appears in "Downloads & Resources" tab of webpage: parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/karijini). Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Australia's North West › Pilbara › Karijini National Park › Welcome (tab)". Explore Parks WA. Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Australia's North West › Kimberley › Purnululu › Piccaninny Creek". Explore Parks WA. Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Australia's North West › Kimberley › Purnululu › Echidna Chasm". Explore Parks WA. Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ Shepard, F.P., 1963. Submarine Geology. Harper & Row, New York
- ^ Arthur Newell Strahler, Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960, Second Edition, p. 290