There exists a canyon on land which is almost 20,000 feet deep in specific sections. I am not referring to the Grand Canyon, as despite how impressive that geologic wonder is its maximum depth is only 6,093 feet. Instead, I am referring to the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, which is up to 19,714 feet or 6,009 meters deep. This feature formed due to differentiated uplift, a tectonic plate collision, and a high rate of erosion in the interior of Asia.

Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth, Image © 2024 CNES / Airbus, Image © 2024 Maxar Technologies. This image was overlaid with golden colored arrows to display the direction the river in the photo flowed, which was then overlaid with text, and then overlaid with GeologyHub made graphics (the image border & the GeologyHub logo).

If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links:
(Patreon:   / geologyhub  )
(YouTube membership:    / @geologyhub  )
(Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com)
(GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com)

Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers

This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes.

Sources/Citations:
[1] Ping Wang et al. ,Tectonic control of Yarlung Tsangpo Gorge revealed by a buried canyon in Southern Tibet.Science346,978981(2014).DOI:10.1126/science.1259041
[2] 王萍, Ping Wang & Scherler, Dirk & LiuZeng, Jing & Mey, Juergen & Avouac, JeanPhilippe & Zhang, Yunda & Shi, Dingguo. (2014). Tectonic control of Yarlung Tsangpo Gorge revealed by a buried canyon in Southern Tibet. Science (New York, N.Y.). 346. 97881. 10.1126/science.1259041.
[3] U.S. Geological Survey

0:00 Not The Grand Canyon
1:49 V & U Shaped Valleys
2:16 Plate Tectonics
3:37 Erosion