The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the Tsangpo Canyon or the Tsangpo Gorge, is a canyon along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Measured over its 504.6-kilometre (313.5 mi) length, its average depth is about 2,268 m (7,440 ft) and its deepest point reaches 6,009 m (19,714 ft), making it the deepest canyon in the world, cutting through the eastern Himalayas as the river bends around Namcha Barwa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the Tsangpo Canyon or the Tsangpo Gorge, is a canyon along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Measured over its 504.6-kilometre (313.5 mi) length, its average depth is about 2,268 m (7,440 ft) and its deepest point reaches 6,009 m (19,714 ft), making it the deepest canyon in the world, cutting through the eastern Himalayas as the river bends around Namcha Barwa.
Depth passage
the deepest depth reaches 6,009 m (19,714 feet)
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It is the deepest canyon in the world, and at 504.6 kilometres (313.5 mi) is slightly longer than the Grand Canyon in the United States, making it one of the world's largest.
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29°36′43″N 94°56′10″E
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