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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

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South Africa

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Other countries

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Americas

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Argentina

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Brazil

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Canada

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Chile

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Colombia

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Mexico

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Peru

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United States

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

Other countries

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Asia

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China

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Nepal

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India

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Philippines

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Other countries

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Europe

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Albania

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Austria

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Ireland

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Italy

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Montenegro

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Norway

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Russia

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Sulak Canyon in Dagestan

Switzerland

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Turkey

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

United Kingdom

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England

Scotland

Wales

Other countries

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Oceania

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Australia

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

New Zealand

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Kawarau Gorge

Submarine canyons

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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.[18]

Atlantic Ocean

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

Indian Ocean

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Pacific Ocean

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

Black Sea

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References

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  14. ^ "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.
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  16. ^ "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.
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  18. ^ Shepard, F.P., 1963. Submarine Geology. Harper & Row, New York
  19. ^ Arthur Newell Strahler, Physical Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1960, Second Edition, p. 290
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