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Limits RegistryThe Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet, carved by the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River as it curves around the Himalayan peak of Namcha Barwa, reaches a depth of roughly 5,382 m at its deepest point — commonly cited as the deepest land canyon on Earth, well over three times the depth of the Grand Canyon in the United States (up to about 1.8 km). The claim is genuinely contested: Peru's Cotahuasi Canyon and Colca Canyon are sometimes cited as rivals depending on whether depth is measured from the canyon's true rim or from a nearby peak, and measurement methodology varies across sources.
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The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet, carved by the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River as it curves around the Himalayan peak of Namcha Barwa, reaches a depth of roughly 5,382 m at its deepest point — commonly cited as the deepest land canyon on Earth, well over three times the depth of the Grand Canyon in the United States (up to about 1.8 km). The claim is genuinely contested: Peru's Cotahuasi Canyon and Colca Canyon are sometimes cited as rivals depending on whether depth is measured from the canyon's true rim or from a nearby peak, and measurement methodology varies across sources.
The greatest depth from rim to valley floor of any canyon on Earth's land surface, as commonly cited in geographic references, acknowledging that competing claims exist depending on measurement methodology.
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Limits Registry. LR-DEEPEST-LAND-CANYON. Deepest land canyon on Earth. 2026.