slot canyon

slot canyon
   A long, narrow, deep and tortuous channel or drainageway with sheer rock walls eroded into sandstone or other sedimentary rocks, especially in the semiarid western USA (e.g., Colorado Plateau); subject to flash flood events; depth to width ratios exceed 10:1 over most of its length and can approach 100:1; commonly containing unique ecological communities distinct from the adjacent, drier uplands.
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  • Slot canyon — A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by the wear of water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Some slot canyons can measure less than one metre (3 ft) across at the top but drop more than 30 m (100 ft) …   Wikipedia

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  • canyon —    A long, deep, narrow, very steep–sided valley cut primarily in bedrock with high and precipitous walls in an area of high local relief (e.g., mountain or high plateau terrain), often with a perennial stream at the bottom; similar to but larger …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Canyon — For other uses, see Canyon (disambiguation). Gorge redirects here. For the figure from Greek mythology, see Gorge (mythology). For the old English meaning, see throat. Grand Canyon, Arizona …   Wikipedia

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  • slot — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, abysm, abyss, aperture, appositive, arroyo, assign, assignment, attribute, attributive, box canyon, breach, break, broaching, canyon, cavity, channel, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, clearing, cleave,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • canyon — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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