The longest
The longest canyons.
94 canyons ranked by published length.
1Greenland's Grand Canyon
Greenland750 km800 m2
Grand Canyon
United States446 km1,413 m3
Chicamocha Canyon
Colombia227 km1,128 m4
Charyn Canyon
Kazakhstan85 km162 m5
Tara River Canyon
Bosnia and Herzegovina82 km913 m6
Eldgjá
Iceland75 km270 m7
Barskaun Canyon
Kyrgyzstan60 km672 m8
Gorges du Doubs
Switzerland40 km377 m9
Lengarice
Albania37 km1,260 m10
Gravina di Laterza
Italy33 km146 m11
Tsitse
Russia30 km121 m12
Momina Klisura
Bulgaria27 km955 m13
Sukhaya OvsyankaRussia26 km27 m14
Verdon Gorge
France25 km654 m15
Karanlık Canyon
Turkey25 km1,069 m16
Yar Sukhoy DonetsRussia25 km113 m17
JökulsárgljúfurIceland24 km163 m18
Buckskin GulchUnited States21 km357 m19
Vikos Gorge
Greece20 km1,047 m20
Desfiladero de Los Beyos
Spain20 km1,022 m21
Balka Adzhyel's'ka
Ukraine18 km33 m22
VyankiRussia17 km87 m23
Buynovsko GorgeBulgaria16 km772 m24
Sandan-kyō
Japan16 km695 m25
Momina klisura, MaritsaBulgaria16 km517 m26
Velika Paklenica
Croatia14 km443 m27
Kamenny YarRussia14 km63 m28
Balka ShangalaRussia14 km76 m29
Mala PaklenicaCroatia12 km247 m30
Burlachenkova SchelRussia12 km437 m31
Balka ZhalgyzagashsayRussia12 km50 m32
GarkavayaRussia12 km138 m33
Balka KunduliRussia12 km49 m34
Balka OcheretyankaUkraine12 km83 m35
Devil CanyonUnited States11 km295 m36
Orlova SchelRussia11 km183 m37
Weißbach
Germany8.6 km775 m38
Tsalka Canyon
Georgia8.0 km408 m39
Küsnachter TobelSwitzerland8.0 km383 m40
AlmannagjáIceland7.7 km40 m41
Basses Gorges du VerdonFrance7.7 km188 m42
Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural MonumentGeorgia7.5 km133 m43
ManivalFrance7.4 km1,620 m44
Trigrad GorgeBulgaria7.0 km728 m45
Arbaiun canyonSpain6.2 km608 m46
Cluse de BangeFrance6.2 km645 m47
Manawatu Gorge
New Zealand6.0 km225 m48
Weltenburger EngeGermany5.5 km125 m49
Buchberger LeiteGermany5.0 km309 m50
Infernet canyonsFrance5.0 km1,412 m51
Balka PkhamakhukoRussia4.7 km323 m52
Gorges du Val du FierFrance3.5 km761 m53
Foz de BurguiSpain3.3 km620 m54
Gorges de BaudinardFrance3.2 km182 m55
HöllentalGermany3.0 km199 m56
Canyon de la Vauréal
Canada3.0 km93 m57
Tran gorgeBulgaria2.8 km505 m58
AlmbachklammGermany2.7 km945 m59
Entenlochklamm
Austria2.5 km912 m60
FjaðrárgljúfurIceland2.0 km100 m61
HöllentalklammGermany2.0 km1,191 m62
Aschauer KlammGermany2.0 km1,231 m63
Vornbacher Enge bei VornbachGermany1.8 km126 m64
Nevidio Canyon
Montenegro1.7 km1,179 m65
Foz de LumbierSpain1.4 km450 m66
Maisinger SchluchtGermany1.3 km117 m67
BreitachklammGermany1.1 km1,046 m68
Leutasch GorgeGermany1.0 km1,116 m69
Kamačnik CanyonCroatia1.0 km501 m70
Arzler PitzeklammAustria1.0 km1,639 m71
Pähler SchluchtGermany1.0 km216 m72
Saulochschlucht DeggendorfGermany1.0 km212 m73
Congost d'ErinyàSpain1.0 km901 m74
Seltenbachschlucht bei KlingenbergGermany1.0 km195 m75
Partnach GorgeGermany0.7 km80 m76
Schlucht am Mariaberg bei ThingersGermany0.6 km309 m77
Porta WestfalicaGermany0.5 km157 m78
StuðlagilIceland0.5 km332 m79
TeufelsbadstubeGermany0.5 km90 m80
WimbachklammGermany0.5 km1,220 m81
Étroit du SiaixFrance0.5 km1,217 m82
SchleifmühlklammGermany0.5 km571 m83
StarzlachklammGermany0.4 km965 m84
Teufelskirche von GrünsbergGermany0.3 km88 m85
Tretstein waterfallGermany0.3 km223 m86
GsteinigtGermany0.3 km201 m87
Massendorfer SchluchtGermany0.3 km102 m88
RumpelbachschluchtGermany0.3 km70 m89
GießenbachklammGermany0.2 km1,110 m90
Wolfsschlucht nördlich von WallersbergGermany0.2 km86 m91
Red Canyon
Israel0.2 km291 m92
Slåttdalsskrevan
Sweden0.2 km161 m93
SteinachklammGermany0.1 km254 m94
Illerdurchbruch bei OberkotternGermany0.1 km284 m
Greenland750 km800 m2Grand CanyonUnited States446 km1,413 m3Chicamocha CanyonColombia227 km1,128 m4Charyn CanyonKazakhstan85 km162 m5Tara River CanyonBosnia and Herzegovina82 km913 m6EldgjáIceland75 km270 m7Barskaun CanyonKyrgyzstan60 km672 m8Gorges du DoubsSwitzerland40 km377 m9LengariceAlbania37 km1,260 m10Gravina di LaterzaItaly33 km146 m11TsitseRussia30 km121 m12Momina KlisuraBulgaria27 km955 m13Sukhaya OvsyankaRussia26 km27 m14Verdon GorgeFrance25 km654 m15Karanlık CanyonTurkey25 km1,069 m16Yar Sukhoy DonetsRussia25 km113 m17JökulsárgljúfurIceland24 km163 m18Buckskin GulchUnited States21 km357 m19Vikos GorgeGreece20 km1,047 m20Desfiladero de Los BeyosSpain20 km1,022 m21Balka Adzhyel's'kaUkraine18 km33 m22VyankiRussia17 km87 m23Buynovsko GorgeBulgaria16 km772 m24Sandan-kyōJapan16 km695 m25Momina klisura, MaritsaBulgaria16 km517 m26Velika PaklenicaCroatia14 km443 m27Kamenny YarRussia14 km63 m28Balka ShangalaRussia14 km76 m29Mala PaklenicaCroatia12 km247 m30Burlachenkova SchelRussia12 km437 m31Balka ZhalgyzagashsayRussia12 km50 m32GarkavayaRussia12 km138 m33Balka KunduliRussia12 km49 m34Balka OcheretyankaUkraine12 km83 m35Devil CanyonUnited States11 km295 m36Orlova SchelRussia11 km183 m37WeißbachGermany8.6 km775 m38Tsalka CanyonGeorgia8.0 km408 m39Küsnachter TobelSwitzerland8.0 km383 m40AlmannagjáIceland7.7 km40 m41Basses Gorges du VerdonFrance7.7 km188 m42Tskaltsitela Gorge Natural MonumentGeorgia7.5 km133 m43ManivalFrance7.4 km1,620 m44Trigrad GorgeBulgaria7.0 km728 m45Arbaiun canyonSpain6.2 km608 m46Cluse de BangeFrance6.2 km645 m47Manawatu GorgeNew Zealand6.0 km225 m48Weltenburger EngeGermany5.5 km125 m49Buchberger LeiteGermany5.0 km309 m50Infernet canyonsFrance5.0 km1,412 m51Balka PkhamakhukoRussia4.7 km323 m52Gorges du Val du FierFrance3.5 km761 m53Foz de BurguiSpain3.3 km620 m54Gorges de BaudinardFrance3.2 km182 m55HöllentalGermany3.0 km199 m56Canyon de la VauréalCanada3.0 km93 m57Tran gorgeBulgaria2.8 km505 m58AlmbachklammGermany2.7 km945 m59EntenlochklammAustria2.5 km912 m60FjaðrárgljúfurIceland2.0 km100 m61HöllentalklammGermany2.0 km1,191 m62Aschauer KlammGermany2.0 km1,231 m63Vornbacher Enge bei VornbachGermany1.8 km126 m64Nevidio CanyonMontenegro1.7 km1,179 m65Foz de LumbierSpain1.4 km450 m66Maisinger SchluchtGermany1.3 km117 m67BreitachklammGermany1.1 km1,046 m68Leutasch GorgeGermany1.0 km1,116 m69Kamačnik CanyonCroatia1.0 km501 m70Arzler PitzeklammAustria1.0 km1,639 m71Pähler SchluchtGermany1.0 km216 m72Saulochschlucht DeggendorfGermany1.0 km212 m73Congost d'ErinyàSpain1.0 km901 m74Seltenbachschlucht bei KlingenbergGermany1.0 km195 m75Partnach GorgeGermany0.7 km80 m76Schlucht am Mariaberg bei ThingersGermany0.6 km309 m77Porta WestfalicaGermany0.5 km157 m78StuðlagilIceland0.5 km332 m79TeufelsbadstubeGermany0.5 km90 m80WimbachklammGermany0.5 km1,220 m81Étroit du SiaixFrance0.5 km1,217 m82SchleifmühlklammGermany0.5 km571 m83StarzlachklammGermany0.4 km965 m84Teufelskirche von GrünsbergGermany0.3 km88 m85Tretstein waterfallGermany0.3 km223 m86GsteinigtGermany0.3 km201 m87Massendorfer SchluchtGermany0.3 km102 m88RumpelbachschluchtGermany0.3 km70 m89GießenbachklammGermany0.2 km1,110 m90Wolfsschlucht nördlich von WallersbergGermany0.2 km86 m91Red CanyonIsrael0.2 km291 m92SlåttdalsskrevanSweden0.2 km161 m93SteinachklammGermany0.1 km254 m94Illerdurchbruch bei OberkotternGermany0.1 km284 mLengths as published in Wikidata. Many canyons have no published length and are not listed here.
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