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  2. Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Yarlung Tsangpo - Wikipedia

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    The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, formed by a horse-shoe bend in the river where it leaves the Tibetan Plateau and flows around Namcha Barwa, is the deepest, and possibly longest canyon in the world. [11] The Yarlung Tsangpo River has three major waterfalls in its course. [12]

  4. File:Yarlung Zangpo Grand Canyon, Tibet.jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Yarlung Zangpo Grand Canyon (or Tsangpo Gorge) in Tibet is the deepest canyon in the world, and longer than the Grand Canyon. As the river passes between the peaks of Namcha Barwa (7,782 m) and Gyala Peri (7,234 m) it reaches a maximum depth of 6,009 m. In 2002, seven kayakers were the first westerners to navigate the entire gorge.

  5. China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet - AOL

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    A section of the Yarlung Zangbo falls a dramatic 2,000 metres (6,561 feet) within a short span of 50 km (31 miles), offering huge hydropower potential as well as unique engineering challenges.

  6. China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet - AOL

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    Flowing through the deepest canyon on Earth, one section of the river falls 2,000 metres within a short span of just 50 km, offering huge potential for generating hydropower.

  7. Canyon - Wikipedia

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    Grand Canyon of northern Arizona in the United States, with an average depth of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) and a volume of 4.17 trillion cubic metres (147 trillion cubic feet), [9] is one of the world's largest canyons.

  8. Unveiling the Grand Canyon Skywalk: What to know for an ... - AOL

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    The Grand Canyon Skywalk offers the chance to see the canyon's western end from a horseshoe-shaped glass bridge that extends 70 feet over the canyon's rim. The view looks out over the canyon ...

  9. Galongla Mountain - Wikipedia

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    UNESCO designated it part of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 2021. Infrared camera traps (2020–2023) recorded 14 snow leopard transits annually. Permitted trekking routes (May–October) avoid calving icefalls, with mandatory local guides. [10]