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List of canyons

List of canyons is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of canyons rather than just read about it. In short: This list of canyons and gorges includes both land and submarine canyons with the land canyons being sorted by continent and then by country. Africa South Africa Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal (The word Kloof means 'gorge' in Afrikaans) Komati Gorge Lanner Gorge Oribi Gorge, KwaZulu-Natal Other countries Lesotho - Senqu River Canyon Lesotho - Maletsunyane River Gorge Lesotho - Makhaleng River Ca…

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Reference excerpt

This list of canyons and gorges includes both land and submarine canyons with the land canyons being sorted by continent and then by country.

Africa

South Africa Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal (The word Kloof means 'gorge' in Afrikaans) Komati Gorge Lanner Gorge Oribi Gorge, KwaZulu-Natal

Other countries Lesotho - Senqu River Canyon Lesotho - Maletsunyane River Gorge Lesotho - Makhaleng River Canyon Cameroon- Gorges de Kola Egypt- Arada Canyon Ethiopia- Blue Nile Gorge Madagascar- Isalo Canyon Mali—Talari Gorges Morocco- Todgha Gorge Namibia—Fish River Canyon Republic of Congo- Gorges of Diosso Tanzania—Olduvai Gorge Tunisia—Mides Canyon

Americas

Argentina Atuel Canyon, Mendoza Province Pinturas River Canyon, Santa Cruz Province Talampaya River Canyon

Brazil Guartelá Canyon, Paraná Itaimbezinho, Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul Fortaleza Canyon, Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul

Canada

Chile Cajón del Maipo, Santiago Metropolitan Region Caspana, El Loa Province

Colombia Chicamocha Canyon, Santander Saturban canyon, Santander

Mexico Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco Copper Canyon, Chihuahua Huasteca Canyon, Monterrey Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas

Peru Colca Canyon, Arequipa Cotahuasi Canyon, Arequipa

United States

Other countries Bolivia—Grand Canyon of Torotoro, Torotoro, Potosi Department Nicaragua—Somoto Canyon, Somoto, Madriz

Asia

China Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon, Shanxi Longtan Grand Canyon, Hebei Norton Couloir, Tibet Qutang Gorge, Hubei Red Stone Gorge, Henan Taihangshan Gorge, Shanxi Three Gorges, Chongqing Three Parallel Rivers, Yunnan Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan Wu Gorge, Hubei Xiling Gorge, Hubei Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Tibet Autonomous Region Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Tibet Autonomous Region

Nepal Chovar Gorge, Kathmandu Kali Gandaki Gorge, Gandaki

India Gandikota, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh Garadia Mahadev, Kota district, Rajasthan Idukki, Western Ghats, Kerala Raneh Falls, Chatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Angul district, Odisha Dayangmukh, Dima Hasao, Assam Assi Ganga, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Shatadru, Kufri, Himachal Pradesh

Philippines Bued Gorge, Benguet Montalban Gorge, Central Luzon

Other countries Indonesia—Cukang Taneuh, Pangandaran, Brown Canyon in Semarang 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 Türkiye Horma Canyon Kastamonu Province/Pınarbaşı district Türkiye Valla Canyon Kastamonu Province /Pınarbaşı district s(The first deepest Canyon of Türkiye and The second deepest Canyon of the World)

Europe

Albania Osum Gorge Këlcyrë Gorge

Austria Leutasch Gorge, Tyrol Liechtensteinklamm, Salzburg Rappenloch Gorge, Vorarlberg

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 Aragvi River Gorge Pankisi Gorge Okaze canyon Martvili canyon

Germany Danube Gorge, Bavaria Entenloch Gorge, partially in Bavaria Mensinger Ravine, Northrhine-Westphalia Partnach Gorge, Bavaria Rhine Gorge, Rhineland-Palatine and Hesse Spetzgarter Gorge, Baden-Württemberg Wutach Gorge, Baden-Württemberg

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

Ireland Gap of Dunloe, County Kerry Mizen Head, County Cork The Scalp, County Dublin

Italy Bletterbach, South Tyrol Cavagrande del Cassibile, Sicily Gorropu, Sardinia Furlo Pass, Marche

Kosovo Rugova Canyon

Montenegro Morača Canyon Tara River Canyon Piva Canyon

Norway Allmannajuvet Canyon, Rogaland Jutulhogget Canyon, Hedmark Jutulhogget Canyon, Oppland Mågålaupet Gorge, Sør-Trøndelag Sautso Canyon, Finnmark

Russia

Kistin Gorge, Ingushetia Sulak Canyon, Dagestan

Spain Arribes del Duero Natural Park, Castile and León Congost de Mont-Rebei, Catalonia Desfiladero de los Gaitanes; location of the Caminito del Rey, Andalusia Despeñaperros, Andalusia Duratón River Gorges, Castile and León Ordesa y Monte Perdido, Aragon Sierra y Cañones Guara, Aragon Sil Canyon, Galicia

Switzerland See also

Aare Gorge, Bern Küsnachter Tobel, Zurich Rofla Gorge, Grisons Ruinaulta, Grisons Schöllenen Gorge, Uri Tamina Gorge, St. Gallen Taubenloch, Bern Trient Gorges, Valais Viamala, Grisons

Turkey

Boğazpınar Canyon, Mersin Province Harmanköy Canyon, Bilecik Ulubey Canyon, Uşak Valla Canyon, Küre, Kastamonu

United Kingdom

Other countries Bulgaria—Trigrad Gorge Greenland—Greenland's Grand Canyon Iceland—Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon Macedonia—Matka Canyon Romania—Bicaz Gorge Kosovo—Rugova Canyon Ukraine—Dniester Canyon

Oceania

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 Jamison Valley, New South Wales Karijini National Park, Western Australia—contains gorges named Dales, Hamersley, Hancock, Joffre, Kalamina, Knox, Munjina, Range, Red, Weano, Wittenoom and Yampire; blue asbestos exists in the latter two gorges 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, and Echidna Chasm 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 Manawatū Gorge, Manawatū 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

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of canyons

In research: List of canyons appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of canyons in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of canyons is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Canyons and gorges, Lists of landforms, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of canyons outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is List of canyons in simple terms?

This list of canyons and gorges includes both land and submarine canyons with the land canyons being sorted by continent and then by country. Africa South Africa Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal (The word Kloof means 'gorge' in Afrikaans) Komati Gorge Lanner Gorge Oribi Gorge, Kw…

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