🌊 Submarine Canyons of the World

These are notable submarine canyons — deep, steep-sided valleys carved into the continental slope and shelf by turbidity currents and landslides, cutting from the coast down toward the abyssal plain, from the Congo, Zaire and Hudson canyons to the wharf-edge systems off California and New Zealand. Each profile shows where the canyon cuts, its nearest country, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

27 submarine canyons from 9 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any submarine canyon for its full profile.

Americas (4) Antarctica (3) Europe (2) Oceania (2)

Americas (4 submarine canyons)

Antarctica (3 submarine canyons)

Europe (2 submarine canyons)

Oceania (2 submarine canyons)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.