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Capertee Valley

Gorges and Canyons

The Capertee Valley is a large canyon in New South Wales, Australia, 135 kilometers northwest of Sydney between Lithgow and Mudgee in the Central Tablelands, just above the Blue Mountains, and is noted as the widest canyon in the world, exceeding the Grand Canyon. Its only population center is the village of Glen Davis, which includes a campsite and often serves as a starting point for bushwalks along the Capertee River and into the surrounding Wollemi National Park. 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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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Capertee Valley

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Capertee Valley
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Australia

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Source Wikidata: Capertee Valley
Sources
1. Capertee Valley (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Capertee Valley (pronounced Kay-per-tee) is a large canyon in New South Wales, Australia, 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Sydney that is noted to be the widest canyon in the world, exceeding the Grand Canyon.
  • Article text
    The only population centre of any kind is the village of Glen Davis, which includes a camp-site and often serves as a starting point for bushwalks around the Capertee River and other parts of the Wollemi National Park.
  • In Group: Canyons, Lead paragraph
    The Capertee Valley (pronounced Kay-per-tee) is a large canyon in New South Wales, Australia, 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Sydney that is noted to be the widest canyon in the world, exceeding the Grand Canyon.
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Wikidata: Capertee Valley
Wikidata Q5035296, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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