4000 x 6000 px | 33,9 x 50,8 cm | 13,3 x 20 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 giugno 2016
Ubicazione:
Vikos Gorge, Vikos–Aoös National Park , Ioannina Greece
Altre informazioni:
The gorge is found in the core zone of the Vikos–Aoös National Park, in the Zagori region. It begins between the villages of Monodendri and Koukouli and ends near the village of Vikos (or Vitsiko).The gorge collects the waters of a number of small rivers and leads them into the Voidomatis River which forms in the gorge. The major part of Voidomatis is only seasonal, and is permanent only at the lowest part of the gorge.Vikos is also a site of major scientific interest, because it is in almost virgin condition, it is a haven for endangered species and contains many and varied ecosystems. The Vikos Gorge, with a length of 20 km (12 mi), walls that range from 400 to 1, 600 feet (120 to 490 m) deep, and a width from 400 m (1, 312 ft) to some metres at its narrowest part is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the deepest canyon in the world in proportion to its width.The main part of the gorge stretches from the village of Vikos to Monodendri, and attains a depth of about 1, 000 m (3, 281 ft).
