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Sulak Canyon

Russia

The Sulak Canyon (Avar: I) is a steep-sided deepest canyon in Europe carved by the Sulak River in Dagestan, Russia. The Sulak Canyon is 53 kilometres (33 mi) long, and attains a depth of over a mile (1, 920 meters or 6, 300 feet). It is 63 meters deeper than the Grand Canyon in the US and 620 meters deeper than the Tara River Canyon in Balkans. It is a tourist attraction in Dagestan.

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