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Essentially, yes. However, the National Geographic differentiates between the two by stating a gorge is generally steeper and narrower than a canyon.
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What is bigger and wider a canyon or a gorge?
A canyon is bigger and wider than a gorge.
What are proper nouns for the word gorge?
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns for the common noun gorge are the names of gorges, for example:Yarlung Zangbo in TibetCotahuasi Canyon in PeruThe Grand Canyon is the USVerdon Gorge in France
What is the deepest gorge in Idaho?
The deepest gorge in Idaho is called Hells Canyon. The canyon is part of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, and is North America's deepest river gorge.
What is deep gorge?
canyon
What is the largest gorge in the world?
The deepest gorge in the world is Colca Canyon. Actually the deepest gorge in the world is located in the Dasu Patan region of Kohistan District in Pakistan.It is 6500 meter deep and located in the Himalayas.
What is the name of the famous canyon in the US?
* Black Canyon of the Gunnison ~ Colorado * Bryce Canyon ~ Utah * Columbia River Gorge ~ Pacific Northwest * Grand Canyon ~ Arizona * Grand Canyon of Yellowstone ~ Wyoming * Hells Canyon ~ Idaho and Oregon * Kings Canyon ~ California * Palo Duro Canyon ~ Texas * Red River Gorge ~ Kentucky * Royal Gorge ~ Colorado
What is the name of the famous canyon is the US?
* Black Canyon of the Gunnison ~ Colorado * Bryce Canyon ~ Utah * Columbia River Gorge ~ Pacific Northwest * Grand Canyon ~ Arizona * Grand Canyon of Yellowstone ~ Wyoming * Hells Canyon ~ Idaho and Oregon * Kings Canyon ~ California * Palo Duro Canyon ~ Texas * Red River Gorge ~ Kentucky * Royal Gorge ~ Colorado
What is is a synonym for the word gorge?
Canyon.
What is another name for a canyon?
A gorge.
What is the giant gorge in the Colorado River called?
Might you be referring to the famed Grand Canyon? It's pretty large, though strictly speaking, it is canyon rather than a gorge.
What state has the deepest river gorge in america?
Hell's Canyon on the border of Idaho and Oregon is generally recognized as the deepest canyon/gorge in the US.
What west Virginia gorge is known as the Grand Canyon of the east?
New River Gorge
