canyon
geomorphological formation as narrow and deep ravine between cliffs or steep mountainsides
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Summary
canyon ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,101 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: fluvial landform[2], valley[3]
- Commons category: Canyons[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canyons and gorges[5]
- Commons gallery: Canyon[6]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
- Different from: defile[13], urban canyon[14], Canyon[15]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000169[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
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Influence
Things named for canyon include Absolution Gap[18], a literary work[19], founded in 2003[20], written by Alastair Reynolds[21].
Why It Matters
canyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] canyon is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for canyon include Absolution Gap[18], a literary work[19], founded in 2003[20], written by Alastair Reynolds[21].