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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
The largest canyon in Africa is the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. [11] In August 2013, the discovery of Greenland's Grand Canyon was reported, based on the analysis of data from Operation IceBridge. It is located under an ice sheet. At 750 kilometres (470 mi) long, it is believed to be the longest canyon in the world. [12]
As the canyon passes between the peaks of the Namcha Barwa (Namjabarwa) and Gyala Peri mountains, it reaches an average depth of about 5,000 m (16,000 feet) around Namcha Barwa. The canyon's average depth overall is about 2,268 m (7,440 feet), the deepest depth reaches 6,009 m (19,714 feet). This is the greatest canyon depth on land.
2-5 km Geologically young belt of grabens that cut through craters. Bright, icy material exposed on canyon walls. Pluto: Sleipnir Fossa: 580 km (360 mi) 5-10 km ≈3 km (2 mi) One of the six extensional "spider" fractures, cuts through Tartarus Dorsa . Not yet officially named. Lowell Regio canyons ≈200 km (120 mi) 75 km (45 mi) ≈3-4 km
The Grand Canyon [a] is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).
Cotahuasi Canyon (from Quechua Kutawasi), near the city of Arequipa in Peru, is one of the deepest canyons in the world. With a depth of approximately 3,354 metres (11,004 ft), as defined as the difference in elevation at river level and the peak of a mountain alongside the canyon, it is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon .
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