List of canyons
This list of canyons and gorges includes both land and submarine canyons with the land canyons being sorted by continent and then by country.
Africa
South Africa
- Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
- Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
- Komati Gorge
- Lanner Gorge
- Oribi Gorge, KwaZulu-Natal
Other countries
- Lesotho - Senqu River Canyon
- Lesotho - Maletsunyane River Gorge
- Lesotho - Makhaleng River Canyon
- Cameroon- Gorges de Kola
- Egypt- Arada Canyon
- Ethiopia- Blue Nile Gorge
- Madagascar- Isalo Canyon
- MaliTalari Gorges
- Morocco- Todgha Gorge
- NamibiaFish River Canyon
- Republic of Congo- Gorges of Diosso
- TanzaniaOlduvai Gorge
- TunisiaMides Canyon
Americas
Argentina
Brazil
- Guartelá Canyon, Paraná
- Itaimbezinho, Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul
- Fortaleza Canyon, Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul
Chile
Colombia
- Chicamocha Canyon, Santander
- Saturban canyon, Santander
Mexico
- Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco
- Copper Canyon, Chihuahua
- Huasteca Canyon, Monterrey
- Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas
Peru
Other countries
- BoliviaGrand Canyon of Torotoro, Torotoro, Potosi Department
- NicaraguaSomoto Canyon, Somoto, Madriz
Asia
China
- Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon, Shanxi
- Longtan Grand Canyon, Hebei
- Norton Couloir, Tibet
- Qutang Gorge, Hubei
- Red Stone Gorge, Henan
- Taihangshan Gorge, Shanxi
- Three Gorges, Chongqing
- Three Parallel Rivers, Yunnan
- Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan
- Wu Gorge, Hubei
- Xiling Gorge, Hubei
- Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Tibet Autonomous Region
- Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Tibet Autonomous Region
Nepal
- Chovar Gorge, Kathmandu
- Kali Gandaki Gorge, Gandaki
India
- Gandikota, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh
- Garadia Mahadev, Kota district, Rajasthan
- Idukki, Western Ghats, Kerala
- Raneh Falls, Chatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Angul district, Odisha
- Dayangmukh, Dima Hasao, Assam
- Assi Ganga, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
- Shatadru, Kufri, Himachal Pradesh
Philippines
- Bued Gorge, Benguet
- Montalban Gorge, Central Luzon
Other countries
- IndonesiaCukang Taneuh, Pangandaran, Brown Canyon in Semarang
- JordanSiq, Petra
- KazakhstanSharyn Canyon
- Kyrgyz RepublicAla Archa gorge of Ala Archa National Park
- OmanWadi Ghul
- PakistanIndus River Gorge through the Himalaya; Soan River gorge
- TaiwanTaroko Gorge of Taroko National Park
Europe
Albania
Austria
France
- Ardèche Gorges, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Daluis Gorge, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Gorges du Tarn, Occitanie
- Verdon Gorge, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Georgia
- Aragvi River Gorge
- Pankisi Gorge
- Okaze canyon
- Martvili canyon
Germany
- Mensinger Ravine, Northrhine-Westphalia
- Rhine Gorge, Rhineland-Palatine and Hesse
- Spetzgarter Gorge, Baden-Württemberg
- Wutach Gorge, Baden-Württemberg
Greece
- Agia Eirini Gorge, Crete
- Ha Gorge, Crete
- Imbros Gorge, Crete
- Kotsifos Gorge, Crete
- Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Crete
- Richtis Gorge, Crete
- Sarakina Gorge, Crete
- Samaria Gorge, Crete
- Vikos Gorge, Vikos–Aoös National Park
Ireland
Italy
- Bletterbach, South Tyrol
- Gorropu, Sardinia
Kosovo
Montenegro
Norway
- Allmannajuvet Canyon, Rogaland
- Jutulhogget Canyon, Hedmark
- Jutulhogget Canyon, Oppland
- Mågålaupet Gorge, Sør-Trøndelag
- Sautso Canyon, Finnmark
Russia
Switzerland
See also- Aare Gorge, Bern
- Küsnachter Tobel, Zurich
- Rofla Gorge, Grisons
- Ruinaulta, Grisons
- Schöllenen Gorge, Uri
- Tamina Gorge, St. Gallen
- Taubenloch, Bern
- Trient Gorges, Valais
- Viamala, Grisons
Turkey
- Boğazpınar Canyon, Mersin Province
- Harmanköy Canyon, Bilecik
- Ulubey Canyon, Uşak
- Valla Canyon, Küre, Kastamonu
Other countries
- BulgariaTrigrad Gorge
- GreenlandGreenland's Grand Canyon
- IcelandFjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
- MacedoniaMatka Canyon
- RomaniaBicaz Gorge
- KosovoRugova Canyon
- UkraineDniester Canyon
- SpainCongost de Mont-Rebei
Oceania
Australia
- Barfold Gorge, Victoria
- Barron Gorge, Queensland
- Bouldercombe Gorge, Queensland
- Cambanoora Gorge, Queensland
- Capertee Valley, New South Wales
- Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland
- Cataract Gorge, Tasmania
- Dimond Gorge, Western Australia
- Galston Gorge, New South Wales
- Geikie Gorge National Park, Western Australia
- Jamison Valley, New South Wales
- Karijini National Park, Western Australiacontains gorges named Dales, Hamersley, Hancock, Joffre, Kalamina, Knox, Munjina, Range, Red, Weano, Wittenoom and Yampire; blue asbestos exists in the latter two gorges
- Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory
- Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
- Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria
- Little River Gorge, Victoria
- Loch Ard Gorge, Victoria
- Mossman Gorge, Queensland
- Murchison River Gorge, Western Australia
- Nepean Gorge, New South Wales
- North and South Gorges of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland
- Palm Valley, Northern Territory
- Porcupine Gorge, Queensland
- Purnululu National Park, Western AustraliaCathedral and Piccaninny Gorges, and Echidna Chasm
- Ravine des Casoars, South Australia
- Sturt Gorge, South Australia
- West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory
- Windjana Gorge, Western Australia
New Zealand
- Ashley Gorge, Canterbury region
- Buller Gorge, Buller
- Cromwell Gorge, Central Otago
- Karangahake Gorge, Coromandel Peninsula
- Karapoti Gorge, Wellington Region
- Kawarau Gorge, Central Otago
- Manawatū Gorge, Manawatū
- Ngauranga Gorge, Wellington City
- Poolburn Gorge, Central Otago
- Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury Region
- Skippers Canyon, Central Otago
- Taieri Gorge, South Otago
- Trotters Gorge, North Otago
- Waimakariri Gorge, Canterbury Region
- Weka Pass, Canterbury Region
- Windy Canyon, Great Barrier Island
Submarine canyons
A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley with nearly vertical walls cut into the seabed of the continental margin, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf.Atlantic Ocean
- Amazon Canyon, extending from the Amazon River off the coast of Brazil
- Avilés Canyon, off the coast of Asturias, Spain
- Baltimore Canyon, off the coast of Maryland
- Congo Canyon, extending from the Congo River off the coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Great Bahama Canyon, between the islands of The Bahamas
- Hatteras Canyon, off the coast of North Carolina
- Hudson Canyon, extending from the Hudson River off the coast of New York City between the Long Island and the New Jersey coasts of the United States
- Mona Canyon, off the coast of western Puerto Rico
- Nazaré Canyon, off the coast of Portugal
- Whittard Canyon, off the southwest coast of Ireland
- Wilmington Canyon, off the coast of Delaware, the United States
Indian Ocean
- Ganges Canyon, extending from the Ganges off the coast of India
- Indus Canyon, extending from the Indus River off the coast of Pakistan
- Perth Canyon, extending from the Swan River off the coast of Fremantle. Western Australia
Pacific Ocean
- Bass Canyon, in the Tasman Sea off the coast of eastern Victoria, Australia
- Bering Canyon, in the Bering Sea near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the United States
- Kaikōura Canyon, off the coast of the Kaikōura Peninsula, New Zealand
- La Jolla Canyon, off the coast of La Jolla, California
- Monterey Canyon, off the coast of central California, the United States
- Pribilof Canyon, in the Bering Sea, southeast of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska
- Scripps Canyon, off the coast of La Jolla, southern California
- Zhemchug Canyon, in the central Bering Sea between the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia; the largest submarine canyon in the world based on drainage area
Black Sea
- Danube Canyon, off the coast of Romania