The deepest canyons.

1Kali Gandaki GorgeNepal3,873 m2Yarlung Tsangpo Grand CanyonChina3,059 m3Cotuahusi canionPeru3,058 m4Tiger Leaping GorgeChina2,897 m5Cañón del PatoPeru2,737 m6Gorges du DurnandSwitzerland2,198 m7Darial GorgeRussia2,140 m8Kurobe GorgeJapan1,976 m9Taroko GorgeTaiwan1,966 m10Gorges du TrientSwitzerland1,964 m11Argun River ravineRussia1,959 m12Great CanyonCanada1,950 m13Goye di HôneItaly1,947 m14Cottonwood CanyonCanada1,880 m15Klootchman CanyonCanada1,863 m16Gorges du DailleySwitzerland1,855 m17DaberklammAustria1,850 m18Aare GorgeSwitzerland1,842 m19Kodori ValleyGeorgia1,838 m20GalitzenklammAustria1,838 m21Gorges de la DiosazFrance1,804 m22Gorges du Guil (Hautes-Alpes)France1,792 m23Limarò CanyonItaly1,777 m24ProsseggklammAustria1,771 m25RaggaschluchtAustria1,765 m26TseyRussia1,756 m27GondoschluchtSwitzerland1,734 m28Schöllenen GorgeSwitzerland1,722 m29VorderkaserklammAustria1,719 m30GroppensteinschluchtAustria1,711 m31Orridi di UriezzoItaly1,692 m32Hells CanyonUnited States1,690 m33Gole del CardinelloItaly1,675 m34SaugasseGermany1,661 m35Ravine Fleurs JaunesFrance1,645 m36Arzler PitzeklammAustria1,639 m1.0 km37Drežnica ValleyBosnia and Herzegovina1,637 m38Imster SchluchtAustria1,624 m39ManivalFrance1,620 m7.4 km40Cehennem Deresi CanyonTurkey1,613 m41Cañón del PilayaBolivia1,557 m42Gadaunerer SchluchtAustria1,554 m43Wu GorgeChina1,550 m44Mistaya CanyonCanada1,545 m45TalbachklammAustria1,537 m46RenjhihguanTaiwan1,534 m47WolfsklammAustria1,533 m48Keystone CanyonUnited States1,529 m49Orrido di Ponte AltoItaly1,521 m50RuinaultaSwitzerland1,517 m51Orrido di BellanoItaly1,512 m52Rastenbach GorgeItaly1,501 m53Diva Grabovica ValleyBosnia and Herzegovina1,477 m54ViamalaSwitzerland1,472 m55Zügen GorgeSwitzerland1,461 m56Rofla GorgeSwitzerland1,454 m57Këlcyrë GorgeAlbania1,440 m58Kärntner TorAustria1,424 m59Gola di FanesItaly1,424 m60Hagwilget CanyonCanada1,421 m61Grand CanyonUnited States1,413 m446 km62Infernet canyonsFrance1,412 m5.0 km63Maligne CanyonCanada1,401 m64Canyon Rio SassItaly1,392 m65SeisenbergklammAustria1,388 m66Boom GorgeKyrgyzstan1,378 m67Kresna GorgeBulgaria1,378 m68SilberkarklammAustria1,374 m69Goblins GateUnited States1,371 m70Snake GorgeOman1,359 m71Little Cottonwood CanyonUnited States1,359 m72GilfenklammItaly1,356 m73DonnersbachklammAustria1,335 m74Hells GateCanada1,332 m75Fraser CanyonCanada1,319 m76French Bar CanyonCanada1,290 m77Quebrada del ToroArgentina1,286 m78Gorges de CarançàFrance1,286 m79Grand Canyon of the TuolumneUnited States1,265 m80LengariceAlbania1,260 m37 km81SounkyoJapan1,257 m82SchinschluchtSwitzerland1,241 m83Pozar GorgeGreece1,232 m84Aschauer KlammGermany1,231 m2.0 km85WimbachklammGermany1,220 m0.5 km86Étroit du SiaixFrance1,217 m0.5 km87Tang-e SarvakIran1,202 m88SpitallammSwitzerland1,198 m89HöllentalAustria1,197 m90Skippers CanyonNew Zealand1,195 m91Kundler KlammAustria1,195 m92HöllentalklammGermany1,191 m2.0 km93Kitselas CanyonCanada1,187 m94LiechtensteinklammAustria1,181 m95Nevidio CanyonMontenegro1,179 m1.7 km96Three GorgesChina1,178 m97Huancabamba DepressionPeru1,171 m98Debed CanyonArmenia1,170 m99Panta Vrehi GorgeGreece1,165 m100Pas de TerradetsSpain1,164 m101Sigmund-Thun-KlammAustria1,154 m102Orrido di NessoItaly1,154 m103Cañón La HuastecaMexico1,150 m104Karmadon GorgeRussia1,137 m105Ōtira GorgeNew Zealand1,134 m106Chicamocha CanyonColombia1,128 m227 km107AllmannajuvetNorway1,124 m108Cañón del ZopiloteMexico1,123 m109Dadès GorgesMorocco1,121 m110Boquerón de Padre AbadPeru1,120 m111Turnback CanyonCanada1,118 m112Congost de CollegatsSpain1,118 m113Leutasch GorgeGermany1,116 m1.0 km114GarnitzenklammAustria1,116 m115GießenbachklammGermany1,110 m0.2 km116Marble CanyonCanada1,098 m117Box CanyonUnited States1,086 m118WeichtalAustria1,084 m119KitzlochklammAustria1,077 m120Borjomi GorgeGeorgia1,074 m121Desolation CanyonUnited States1,072 m122Dovžan GorgeSlovenia1,071 m123Tahquitz CanyonUnited States1,070 m124Karanlık CanyonTurkey1,069 m25 km125Gryka e VanaveAlbania1,064 m126MarkarfljótsgljúfurIceland1,061 m127Buller GorgeNew Zealand1,059 m128TaxaklammAustria1,056 m129Big Cottonwood CanyonUnited States1,054 m130Tenryū-kyōJapan1,052 m131LammeröfenAustria1,050 m132BurggrabenklammAustria1,048 m133Vikos GorgeGreece1,047 m20 km134BreitachklammGermany1,046 m1.1 km135HirschensprungSwitzerland1,038 m136Indian CanyonUnited States1,037 m137Gorges de KakouettaFrance1,030 m138Gorges de la SpeluncaFrance1,030 m139KaiserklammAustria1,028 m140SalzachöfenAustria1,026 m141Desfiladero de Los BeyosSpain1,022 m20 km142Congost de TrespontsSpain1,005 m143Gorges del SegreFrance997 m144TokagjeletNorway989 m145Pas d'EscalesSpain974 m146Köprülü CanyonTurkey973 m147KupitzklammAustria968 m148MågålaupetNorway965 m149StarzlachklammGermany965 m0.4 km150Samariá Gorge National ParkGreece964 m151Tenaya CanyonUnited States964 m152WörschachklammAustria964 m153Snake River CanyonUnited States963 m154Momina KlisuraBulgaria955 m27 km155Vintgar GorgeSlovenia953 m156Beggerlay CanyonCanada949 m157AlmbachklammGermany945 m2.7 km158Deadman CanyonUnited States942 m159BacherlochGermany937 m160Gorges de DaluisFrance936 m161Osum CanyonAlbania930 m162Dr.-Vogelgesang-KlammAustria930 m163Holtzarte gorgesFrance928 m164Bahram Chobin CanyonIran926 m165Tolmin GorgesSlovenia918 m166Gorges du SierrozFrance916 m167Abra de PorcullaPeru914 m168Tara River CanyonBosnia and Herzegovina913 m82 km169TscheppaschluchtAustria913 m170EntenlochklammAustria912 m2.5 km171Quebrada de HumahuacaArgentina911 m172Cromwell GorgeNew Zealand910 m173Gore CanyonUnited States909 m174Trou de FerFrance906 m175Üble SchluchtAustria903 m176Congost d'ErinyàSpain901 m1.0 km177Shōgawa GorgeJapan899 m178Grands GouletsFrance897 m179Columbia River GorgeUnited States890 m180Qud ValleyGeorgia882 m181Valhalla CanyonUnited States877 m182Trögerner KlammAustria876 m183Pertes de la ValserineFrance871 m184Gorges du Guiers MortFrance870 m185Ogden CanyonUnited States866 m186Skočivir CanyonNorth Macedonia861 m187Gole dell'AlcantaraItaly856 m188Pokljuka GorgeSlovenia855 m189Glenwood CanyonUnited States852 m190Wasserlochklamm, PalfauAustria852 m191Grand Canyon of the StikineCanada851 m192Agia Eirini GorgeGreece849 m193Big Creek CanyonCanada847 m194Tolantongo CanyonMexico842 m195Zion CanyonUnited States839 m196Webb CanyonUnited States839 m197Trockene Klamm, ElsbethenAustria829 m198Collins GulchCanada825 m199Waterfalls CanyonUnited States822 m200NÖ-Naturdenkmal SB-059 Die NotAustria822 m

Depth to the lower rim, from a 30 m relief model. The deepest canyons on Earth (Yarlung Tsangpo, Kali Gandaki) are measured to mountain summits many kilometres away: here they appear shallower than in the record books.