Indus River gorge

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The Indus River gorge is a deep, dramatic canyon carved by the Indus River as it cuts through the high ranges of the Himalayas, forming one of the world’s most spectacular river gorges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
river gorge
carvedBy Indus River
formedByGeologicalProcess fluvial erosion
formedDuringGeologicalEra Quaternary
hasApproximateOrientation northwest–southeast
hasGeologicalFeature deep valley
narrow river channel
steep canyon walls
hasImportance key feature of Indus River drainage
major geomorphological feature of the Himalayas
hasRelativeRanking one of the world’s most spectacular river gorges
hasScientificStudyField geomorphology
river incision
tectonics
hasTourismActivity landscape photography
sightseeing
knownFor dramatic relief
great depth
spectacular scenery
locatedInCountry India
Pakistan
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
locatedOnContinent Asia
locatedOnRiver Indus River
namedAfter Indus River
partOf Himalayan orogeny
surface form: Himalayan orogen

Indus River basin
passesThroughRegion Gilgit-Baltistan
Ladakh

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Indus Gorge in the Himalayas relatedTo Indus River gorge