Sulak Canyon

43°00′34″N 46°49′40″E / 43.00944°N 46.82778°E / 43.00944; 46.82778

Sulak Canyon
The Sulak River flowing through the Sulak Canyon
Floor elevationapprox. 1,920 metres (6,300 ft)
Length53 kilometres (33 mi)
Geography
LocationDagestan, Russia
Coordinates43°00′34″N 46°49′40″E / 43.00944°N 46.82778°E / 43.00944; 46.82778
RiversSulak River

The Sulak Canyon (Avar: Сулахъ кӏкIал, Russian: Сулакский каньон) is a steep-sided deepest canyon in Europe carved by the Sulak River in Dagestan, Russia. The Sulak Canyon is 53 kilometres (33 mi) long, and attains a depth of over a mile (1,920 meters or 6,300 feet). It is 63 meters deeper than the Grand Canyon in the US and 620 meters deeper than the Tara River Canyon in Balkans.