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Geological Formation

Middle Rhine

Gorges and Canyons

The Middle Rhine is the stretch of the Rhine between Bingen and Bonn in Germany, flowing through the Rhine Gorge, a formation cut by erosion at roughly the same pace as regional uplift, leaving the river near its original level while the surrounding land rose around it. The gorge runs about 130 metres deep from the clifftops to the average waterline, and its upper half between Bingen and Koblenz is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape lined with castles and terraced vineyards. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Caused By

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: Middle Rhine

In Discipline

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: Middle Rhine
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Germany

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Middle Rhine
Sources
1. Middle Rhine (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Middle Rhine (German: Mittelrhein, pronounced [ˈmɪtl̩ˌʁaɪn] ; kilometres 529 to 660 of the Rhine) is the section of the Rhine between Bingen and Bonn in Germany.
  • Lead section
    The upper half of the Middle Rhine (Rhine Gorge) from Bingen (Rhine-kilometer 526) to Koblenz (Rhine-kilometer 593) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a striking cultural landscape with more than 40 castles and fortresses from the Middle Ages, unique terraced vineyards, and many wine villages.
  • In Group: Gorges and Ravines, Article text
    a formation created by erosion
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Wikidata: Middle Rhine
Wikidata Q571607, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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