Discovering the Fish river canyon / Ron Swilling, Paul van Schalkwyk
Swilling, Ron
Discovering the Fish river canyon / Ron Swilling, Paul van Schalkwyk - Windhoek : Ventures Publications, 2015 - 6 pages illustrations; 30 cm - Travel News Namibia Winter 2015 p. 62 - 67 Volume 23 No 4 .
When the supercontinent Gondwana began to break up, it lifted the continental edges to form the younger and deeper part of the canyon. The increased gradient caused the Fish river to flow faster, carving out the canyon. Considered to be the second largest canyon in the world, the Fish river canyon is 550 metres deep and covers a distance of 90 kilometres to ist end at / Ai-/ Ais.
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Discovering the Fish river canyon / Ron Swilling, Paul van Schalkwyk - Windhoek : Ventures Publications, 2015 - 6 pages illustrations; 30 cm - Travel News Namibia Winter 2015 p. 62 - 67 Volume 23 No 4 .
When the supercontinent Gondwana began to break up, it lifted the continental edges to form the younger and deeper part of the canyon. The increased gradient caused the Fish river to flow faster, carving out the canyon. Considered to be the second largest canyon in the world, the Fish river canyon is 550 metres deep and covers a distance of 90 kilometres to ist end at / Ai-/ Ais.
2026-7266
Tourist attractions
PER 461 Travel News Namibia