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A canyon with a chip on its shoulder and a river doing all the work.
means A deep, narrow valley with steep rock walls, carved over time by a river cutting down through stone.
from 'River' traces back through Old French 'riviere' to Latin 'riparius,' relating to a riverbank (and kin to 'rival,' from people who share one). 'Gorge' comes from Old French 'gorge' meaning throat, from Latin 'gurges,' a whirlpool or gullet — so a gorge is, quite literally, a throat cut into the land, something the landscape swallowed or was swallowed by.
- formation
- water cutting rock faster than rock can argue
- timescale
- millions of years, zero rush
- classic example
- Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon
- why narrow
- hard rock resists, river just digs deeper