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Where groups geological formations by the place each one actually is. The Grand Canyon, Wikipedia notes, "is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide" and lies in Arizona, United States. Browsing by location lets a visitor see every formation standing in one part of the world.

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gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. 1
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Abkhazia

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Australia

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Austria

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Canada

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Chile

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Colombia

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Czechia

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Egypt

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Iceland

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Israel

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Kosovo

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Lebanon

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Mexico

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Montenegro

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Nepal

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Norway

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Palestine

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Peru

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Romania

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Serbia

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South Africa

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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United States

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1. Wikipedia: Canyon
WikipediaCanyon, lead section, definition sentence
Quote, Canyon, lead section, definition sentence
gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales.
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