From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Peru

United States

Other countries

Asia

China

Nepal

India

Philippines

Other countries

Europe

Albania

Austria


France

Georgia

Greece

Italy

Montenegro

Norway

Russia

Sulak Canyon in Dagestan

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Other countries

Oceania

Australia

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

New Zealand

Kawarau Gorge

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. [13]

Atlantic Ocean

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

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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

Black Sea

References

  1. ^ Ruban, Dmitry A.; Zerfass, Henrique; Pugatchev, Vladimir I. (2009-08-01). "Triassic synthems of southern South America (southwestern Gondwana) and the Western Caucasus (the northern Neotethys), and global tracing of their boundaries". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 28 (2): 155–167. doi: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.03.003. hdl: 2263/11274. ISSN  0895-9811.
  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.
  5. ^ Holliday, D W; Burgess, I C (1979). Geology of the Country Around Brough-under-Stainmore. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 45. ISBN  0118840053.
  6. ^ a b c Gillen, Con (31 August 2013). Geology and Landscapes of Scotland. Dunedin Academic Press Ltd. ISBN  9781903544884.
  7. ^ Aldridge, Richard John (2000). British Silurian Stratigraphy. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. ISBN  9781861074782. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Peru

United States

Other countries

Asia

China

Nepal

India

Philippines

Other countries

Europe

Albania

Austria


France

Georgia

Greece

Italy

Montenegro

Norway

Russia

Sulak Canyon in Dagestan

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Other countries

Oceania

Australia

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

New Zealand

Kawarau Gorge

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. [13]

Atlantic Ocean

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

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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

Black Sea

References

  1. ^ Ruban, Dmitry A.; Zerfass, Henrique; Pugatchev, Vladimir I. (2009-08-01). "Triassic synthems of southern South America (southwestern Gondwana) and the Western Caucasus (the northern Neotethys), and global tracing of their boundaries". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 28 (2): 155–167. doi: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.03.003. hdl: 2263/11274. ISSN  0895-9811.
  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.
  5. ^ Holliday, D W; Burgess, I C (1979). Geology of the Country Around Brough-under-Stainmore. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 45. ISBN  0118840053.
  6. ^ a b c Gillen, Con (31 August 2013). Geology and Landscapes of Scotland. Dunedin Academic Press Ltd. ISBN  9781903544884.
  7. ^ Aldridge, Richard John (2000). British Silurian Stratigraphy. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. ISBN  9781861074782. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  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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