List of canyons

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

Other countries

Americas

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Peru

United States

Other countries

Asia

China

Nepal

India

Philippines

Other countries

Europe

Albania

Austria

England

France

Georgia

Greece

Italy

Montenegro

Norway

Switzerland

Turkey

Other countries

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Submarine canyons

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.[6]

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

  • Ganges Canyon, extending from the Ganges off the coast of India
  • Indus Canyon, extending from the Indus River off the coast of Pakistan

Pacific Ocean

Black Sea

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quartermaster Canyon
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Shepard, F.P., 1963. Submarine Geology. Harper & Row, New York
  7. Arthur Newell Strahler, Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960, Second Edition, p. 290
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