The Great Bahama Canyon is a V-shaped[1]submarine canyon system in the
Bahamas that cuts between the
Abaco Islands to the north and
Eleuthera island to the south. It separates the
Bahama Banks and forms one of the deepest underwater canyon systems known.[2][3] There are three branches: the
Tongue of the Ocean running south between
Andros and
New Providence, and the northeast and northwest
Providence Channel.[4] The canyon walls reach heights of 5 kilometres (3 mi),[1] taller than any canyon walls on land. This canyon system has remained open through a process of submarine erosion.[1]
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"THE WORLD'S DEEPEST CANYON ON A CARBONATE SLOPE". AGU Fall Meeting.