Largest Canyons

The deepest and most massive canyons on Earth, spectacular geological gashes carved through bedrock by ancient and powerful river systems.

• Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon — 6,009 (Tibet, China)
• Kali Gandaki Gorge — 5,571 (Himalayas, Nepal)
• Indus River Gorge — 5,200 (Karakoram, Pakistan)
• Colca Canyon — 4,160 (Arequipa, Peru)
• Tiger Leaping Gorge — 3,790 (Yunnan, China)
• Cotahuasi Canyon — 3,535 (Arequipa, Peru)
• Hells Canyon — 2,411 (Idaho/Oregon, USA)
• Copper Canyon — 1,879 (Chihuahua, Mexico)
• Grand Canyon — 1,828 (Arizona, USA)
• Blyde River Canyon — 1,383 (Mpumalanga, South Africa)

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