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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.
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 .
Map of Bering Canyon and four other submarine canyons in the Bering Sea. Bering Canyon, in the Bering Sea near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the United States; Kaikōura Canyon, off the coast of the Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand; La Jolla Canyon, off the coast of La Jolla, California; Monterey Canyon, off the coast of central California, the ...
The Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Arequipa. With a depth of about 1000 – 2000 m (3300 – 6600 ft) (whereas bottom is at cca 2000 m and edges are at 3000 – 4000 metres above the sea level), [ 1 ] it is one of the deepest canyons in the world.
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 A series of canyons found very close to the north pole. Not yet ...
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.
The canyon is more than 750 kilometres (466 mi) long, up to 800 metres (2,600 ft) deep and 10 kilometres (6 mi) wide, making it the longest canyon discovered on the Earth to date. [5] There are, however, many canyons—including Arizona's Grand Canyon (1,857 meters) and Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (overall 2,268 meters), previously the ...
The gorge separates the major peaks of Dhaulagiri (8,167 m or 26,795 ft) on the west and Annapurna (8,091 m or 26,545 ft) on the east. The portion of the river directly between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I (7 km or 4.3 mi downstream from Tukuche) is at an elevation of 2,520 m (8,270 ft), which is 5,571 m (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I. [4] As tectonic activity has forced the mountains higher ...