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For the song, see CANYON.MID. For the band, see Canyon (band).

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A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge is a deep valley between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level. The cliffs form because harder rock strata that are resistant to erosion and weathering remain exposed on the valley walls. Canyons are much more common in arid areas than in wetter areas because weathering has a greater effect in arid zones. Canyon walls are often formed of resistant sandstones or granite. Submarine canyons are those which form underwater, generally at the mouths of rivers. The word canyon is Spanish in origin (cañón). The word canyon is generally used in the United States, while the word gorge is more common in Europe and Oceania, though it is also used in some parts of the United States and Canada. The military derived word defile is occasionally used in England.

A famous example is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In the southwestern United States, canyons are important archeologically because of the many cliff-dwellings built there, largely by the earlier inhabitants, Ancient Pueblo Peoples.

Sometimes large rivers run through canyons as the result of gradual geologic uplift. These are called entrenched rivers, because they are unable to easily alter their course. The Colorado River and the Snake River in the northwestern United States are two examples of tectonic uplift.

Canyons often form in areas of limestone rock. Limestone is to a certain extent soluble, so cave systems form in the rock. When these collapse a canyon is left, for example in the Mendip Hills in Somerset and Yorkshire Dales in Yorkshire, England.

A canyon may also refer to a rift between two mountain peaks such as those in ranges such as the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalayas or the Andes. Usually a river or stream and erosion carve out such splits between mountains. Examples of mountain type canyons are Provo Canyon in Utah or Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada. Canyons within mountains or gorges that only have an opening on one side are called box canyons.

Largest canyons

  • Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
  • Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico

The definition of "largest canyon" is rather imprecise, as a canyon can be "large" by its depth, length, or the total area of the canyon system. Also the inaccessibility of the major canyons in the Himalaya contributes to their not being regarded as candidates for the biggest canyon. The definition of "deepest canyon" is similarly imprecise, especially if one includes mountain canyons as well as canyons cut through relatively flat plateaus (which have a somewhat well-defined rim elevation).

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NIAGARA GORGE: Call triggers search of river

Niagara GazetteState Park Police called a report of someone going into the river Thursday night unfounded after a search of the area failed to turn up anything.http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_255221122.h...

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Bangkok Post - Thailand's English newsWho'd have thought such a tasteful culinary TV show like Munch & Moan (or Gorge & Groan, Dine & Whine) would one day cook his constitutional goose?http://www.bangkokpost.com/120908_News/12Sep2008_news20.php

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The Jamaica ObserverTHE closure of the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine has forced commuters to pay as much as 150 per cent more to get from Spanish Town to Bog Walk, via the longer alternative routes.http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20080911T210000-050...

14 killed in a bus crash in southern India

EARTHtimes.orgNew Delhi - At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured when a passenger bus plunged into a deep gorge in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, a news report said Friday. The accident occurred in the Nellore district about 600 kilometres south-...http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/231321,14-killed-in-...

Rata Returns to the Gorge

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Still no answer on Kruger crocodile deaths

StarThe dam started pushing back into the Kruger Park when it filled up in January and February 2008, resulting in the deposit of tonnes of silt in the Olifants Gorge.http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=nw200809091...

Ahead of the game in Zambia

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Come rain or shine ...

Guardian UnlimitedBeloved by wildlife, butterflies and bees can't get enough of their nectar, and later the birds will gorge on their seeds. They fit effortlessly into naturalistic plantings, combining beautifully with achilleas, biscuity grasses and the Central ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/06/gardens2

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Imemc.orgYou have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org. This report has been brought to you by Rami Al-Meghari, Hussam Qassis and Gorge Rishmawi.http://www.imemc.org/article/56906

Russian military advances further into Georgia in defiance of EU peace ...

Daily TelegraphGeorgia has also lost its last stronghold in another separatist province, Abkhazia, overnight as its troops withdrew from the Kodori Gorge.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/255...

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gorge - Definitions from Dictionary.com

noun . 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs.http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gorge&r=66

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Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association

Current news on sailing site improvments, education programs, businesses, people, and other topics related to windsurfing in the Gorge.http://windsurf.gorge.net/cgwa/
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?Lucy?

What is the significance of the Olduvai Gorge to anthropologists?

?Lucy?"Examples of at least three species of hominids have been found at Olduvai, including Australopithecus boisei, Homo habilis, and Homo erectus. In addition, the two earliest stone tool traditions, Oldo...
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How can I get into windsurfing the Gorge when I move to Portland?

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Biran_Sefar

What are the best things to do in Hood River, OR and along the southwestern Columbia River Gorge?

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What are the ways to enter the searing gorge in world of warcraft as an alliance?

Bobby H&T Fly to whatever that outpost is in Wetlands that's down in a small dell/valley. Go south into the Badlands from there. Go west, not past Kargath unless you're very bored, to the west zone wall. About...
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