Defining the largest canyon has been a debate due to the fact as to how do you measure the canyon, by length, total area, height.
Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
depth 1,800 metres - 6,000 feet
length 446 km - 277 miles
width 6.4 to 29 km - 4 to 18 miles
area 1,218,376 acres
Hell's Canyon in Oregon-Idaho
depth 2,436 metres - 7,993 feet
length
width 16 km - 10 miles
area 600,000 acres
Yarlung Zango Grand Canyon in China - the Longest Canyon
depth 6,009 metres
length 496.3 metres - 150 miles
Cotahusai Canyon in Peru
depth 3,535 metres - 11,597 feet
Colco Canyon in Himalayas
depth 3,140 metres
Barranca del Cobre or Copper Canyon in Mexico
depth 2,400 metres
Fish Rivery Canyon in Namibia
depth 550 metres
length 160 km - 100 miles
width 27 km
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