What is the narrowest gorge in the world?

http://www.gorgesdelafou.com/ The Gorges de la Fou is located two kilometres beyond Alrles sur Tech, on the road from Le Boulou to Prats de Mollo, and thence to the frontier with Spain' La Fou is an old Catalan word meaning precipice, but when you first arrive, you have no idea of the amazing sheerness of the walls of ...



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In the prefecture of Chania (also written “Hania”), the Samaria Gorge is the longest in Europe (total length 16km), and one of the most impressive gorges in Greece. It starts from Xylóskalo, at an altitude of 1230m. The width of the gorge is 150m at its widest point and 3m at its narrowest.

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Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon in China's Tibet is known as the world's deepest canyon. The 504-km-long grand canyon starts in Mainling County and ends in Medog County.

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The Grand Canyon is a mile-deep gorge in northern Arizona. Scientists estimate the canyon may have formed 5 to 6 million years ago when the Colorado River began to cut a channel through layers of rock. Humans have inhabited the area in and around the canyon since the last Ice Age.

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Ketty Valley, The Second Largest Gorge in the World
  • Ketti Valley is a beautiful location in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India. ...
  • There are many places to visit near Ketti Valley and Coonoor, including the Rose Garden, Sim's Park, and Ooty lake. ...
  • Sim's Park is another excellent place to visit near Ketti Valley.


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The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is a paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti Plain, near northern Tanzania, in East Africa. The gorge is nicknamed the “Cradle of Mankind” because it is believed to be the site of found remains of the first human beings to walk on Earth.

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Turkey, Saklikent (Hidden City) Gorge is the second-largest (20 km-long) gorge in Europe, the longest and deepest gorge in Turkey, close to Fethiye.

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Colca Canyon: The Second Deepest Canyon in the World - Peru Hop.

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Nestled along the Idaho and Oregon border lies one of the greatest natural wonders in North America: Hells Canyon. Carved by the Snake River, the gorge is ten miles wide and plunges 7,913 feet. That's 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon – making it the deepest river gorge in North America.

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