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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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And it has revived habitat for myriad other species in the Topanga Creek watershed, from a tiny minnow to frogs and newts to the coyotes and mountain lions that roam the canyon.

From Los Angeles Times

From there a deep, underwater canyon formed, snaking into the Portuguese coast.

From BBC

For more than 100 years, the Los Angeles Aqueduct has endured earthquakes, flash floods and dozens of bomb attacks as it wends and weaves through the canyons and deserts of the eastern Sierra Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

Unable to find housing he could afford, he took up residence in a friend’s camper, parking in a canyon outside town.

From Washington Post

Herrick compares the problem to flying from multiple directions through the Grand Canyon in Arizona and then trying to map its surface while looking at opposite canyon walls.

From Scientific American