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List of canyons

Further information: Canyon

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 edit

South Africa edit

Other countries edit

Americas edit

Argentina edit

Brazil edit

Canada edit

Chile edit

Colombia edit

Mexico edit

Peru edit

United States edit

For a more complete list of Utah canyons, see List of canyons and gorges in Utah.

Other countries edit

Asia edit

China edit

Nepal edit

India edit

Philippines edit

Other countries edit

Europe edit

Albania edit

Austria edit


France edit

Georgia edit

Greece edit

Italy edit

Montenegro edit

Norway edit

Russia edit

 
Sulak Canyon in Dagestan

Switzerland edit

Turkey edit

For a more complete list of canyons in Turkey, see List of canyons and gorges in Turkey.

United Kingdom edit

England edit

Scotland edit

Wales edit

Other countries edit

Oceania edit

Australia edit

 
Joffre Gorge, Karijini National Park
 
Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park

New Zealand edit

 
Kawarau Gorge

Submarine canyons edit

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.[13]

Atlantic Ocean edit

 
Model of Hudson Canyon, off the coast of New York and New Jersey

Indian Ocean edit

Pacific Ocean edit

 
Map of Bering Canyon and four other submarine canyons in the Bering Sea

Black Sea edit

References edit

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  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quartermaster Canyon
  3. ^ Mitton, Geraldine Edith (1924). A. & C. Black, Limited. Durham. p. 198. Retrieved 22 March 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Dean, Dennis R (2007). Geology and Its Cultural Influence in Britain, 1765-1835. Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints. p. 134. ISBN 9780820115559. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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  8. ^ Eyles, Victor Ambrose (1949). Geology of Central Ayrshire: Explanation of One-inch Sheet 14. H.M. Stationery Office.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Shepard, F.P., 1963. Submarine Geology. Harper & Row, New York
  14. ^ Arthur Newell Strahler, Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960, Second Edition, p. 290
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