10 Facts about Canyons

Facts about Canyons tell you about natural riff located between two mountain peaks or even the deep narrow valley between cliffs or escarpments. The formation of canyon is because of the erosive activity or the river in long time. The underlying surface is often cut off when it is passed by the river. Check other interesting facts about canyons by reading the below post:

Facts about Canyons 1: the rift

As I have stated before, the rift located between the two mountain peaks is also called as a canyon. Therefore, you can find canyons in the Andes, Himalayas, Alps and Rocky Mountains.

Facts about Canyons 2: the mountain type canyons

Can you mention the mountain type canyon? You can find it at Yosemite National Park or Utah National Park. It is Provo Canyon. Get facts about Atacama desert here.

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Facts about Canyons 3: the box canyon and sloth canyon

The smooth walls located at the very narrow canyons are called as sloth canyons. The box canyons are used to call the gorges or canyons within mountain. The opening of the canyon is only located at one edge.

Facts about Canyons 4: the common location of canyons

It is more common for the people to find out canyons located in the dry or arid regions than in the wet regions. Get facts about Barrier Islands here.

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Facts about Canyons 5: the deepest canyon in the world

The Indus Gorge with Nanga Parbat is considered as the deepest canyon in the world. If you check the height, it takes the ninth place of the highest mountain in the world. The height is 26,660 feet or 8,125 meter.

Facts about Canyons 6: The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

Some people believe that the deepest canyon in the world is The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon located in Tibet. It has the depth at 18,000 feet or 5,500 meter.

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Facts about Canyons 7: Kali Gandaki Gorge

Other people call Kali Gandaki Gorge as the deepest canyon for it has the depth at 21,000 feet or 6,400 meter. The location of this canyon is in Midwest Nepal.

Facts about Canyons 8: the deepest canyon in Americas

The Cotahuasi Canyon and Colca Canyon are considered as the deepest canyons in Americas. The depth of both canyons is around 12,000 feet or 3,500 meter.

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Facts about Canyons 9: the Grand Canyon

One of the famous canyons in the world is Grand Canyon. It is located in Arizona, U.S.  It is considered as one of the largest canyons in the world with the depth at 1,600 m. The estimated volume of Grand Canyon is 4.17 trillion cubic m.

Facts about Canyons 10: the canyon in Africa

You can visit Namibia to view the Fish River Canyon. It is called as the largest canyon in Africa.

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