The Fish River Canyon lies in the south of Namibia and is the largest canyon in Africa, as well as the country's second most visited tourist attraction. Its ravine runs about 160 kilometers long, reaches up to 27 kilometers wide, and in places drops nearly 550 meters deep.
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Fish River Canyon is in the south of Namibia.
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It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 160 kilometres (100 mi) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 meters deep.
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It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 160 kilometres (100 mi) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 meters deep.
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is located in the south of Namibia.
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is located in the south of Namibia.
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The Fish River canyon consists of an upper canyon, where river erosion was inhibited by hard gneiss bedrocks, and a lower canyon formed after erosion had finally worn through the solid metamorphic rocks.
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