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Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon facts for kids

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The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon (Chinese: 雅鲁藏布大峡谷; pinyin: Yǎlǔzàngbù Dàxiágǔ) or simply the Tsangpo Canyon or Tsangpo Gorge, along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, China, is regarded by some as the deepest canyon in the world, and is slightly longer than the Grand Canyon, making it one of the world's largest.

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  • The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon from space, viewed from a somewhat oblique angle. The Yarlung Tsangpo river is seen coursing through the tall, sharp peaks of snow-capped mountains.

    The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is one of the deepest canyons on Earth, longer than the Grand Canyon, but dwarfed by the Challenger Deep.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gran Cañón Yarlung Tsangpo para niños

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