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What is another name for a deep gorge?
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Where is colca canyon located?
Colca Canyon is a tourist attraction which is located in Peru. The canyon is 4160 meters deep and is twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. It is also the third largest tourist attraction in Peru with over 120 000 visitors yearly.
What is the name of the worlds largest canyon and where is it located?
I believe it is the Mariana Trench, about 7 mi deep, off the coast of Taiwan
What is a deep narrow valley with steep sides that sometimes has a stream or river flowing through it?
A long, narrow valley between high cliffs is a canyon. Canyons within mountains, or gorges that have an opening on only one side are called box canyons. Slot canyons are very narrow canyons, often with smooth walls.
What are canyons called that form the deepest parts of the ocean floor?
A general deep area of the ocean will be called an abyssal deep, but a canyon-like structure will also be called a submarine canyon. e.g. the Clutha Submarine Canyonoff the mouth of the Clutha River on the east of New Zealand's South Island.Off the Kaikoura Peninsula, however is the Hikurangi Trench, a cleft-like canyon which has a relationship with subduction processes, not riverine. This Trench is over 3000 m deep.This structure continues broadly northwards to become the Tonga Trench in that vicinity.
What is a narrow valley with steep sides called?
Well, darling, that's what we call a gorge. It's like a fancy word for a deep crack in the earth with cliffs on both sides. So next time you find yourself in a tight spot between two towering walls, just remember you're in a gorge.
What process formed the grandcayon?
The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River cutting through the rock over millions of years, creating a deep and expansive canyon. Erosion from water, wind, and ice also played a role in shaping the canyon's unique landscape.
What kind of rock would you find at the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon mostly displays sedimentary rocks, such as sand stone. Though if you go deep enough, you can also see some pre-cambrian metamorphic rocks.
How deep is the copper canyon?
The deepest gully within the canyon is Barranca Urique, measuring a depth of some 1,879 meters (6,160.66 feet) of depth.See related links for some photos of Urique.
What is the purpose of a canyon?
The purpose of the Grand Canyon is that it is a deep, giant tourist attraction, created from a river that has formed it over thousands of years. it also provides a good understanding of geographical history, based on the layers of rock that can be seen from erosion. This helps people like geologists learn.
What Biome is the Grand Canyon in?
probably desert that's what I think! googly goo
What is the difference between a gorge and a canyon?
A canyon is a deep valley with steep sides, think of the grand canyon most famously to visualise what this is. A gorge is a deep ravine, which usually has a river running through it - though this doesn't have to be the case. Finally a valley is any depression, usually of a certain length, in the surface of the land and often contains a river. So, a canyon is a specific type of valley, with particularly steep sides. A gorge is a particularly deep depression, and will usually contain a river.
