| Vikos Gorge | |
|---|---|
 View of Vikos Gorge from Beloi | |
  Vikos Gorge | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Greece |
| State/Province | Epirus |
| District | Ioannina |
| Population center | Zagori |
| Coordinates | 39°58′10″N 20°43′42″E / 39.96944°N 20.72833°E |
The Vikos Gorge or Vikos Canyon (Greek: Φαράγγι του Βίκου) is a gorge in the Pindus Mountains of north-western Greece. It lies on the southern slopes of Mount Tymphe with a length of about 32 km, depth ranging from 120 to 1350 m, and a width ranging from 2500 m to only a few meters at its narrowest part.[1]
Vikos is listed as the world's "deepest relative to its width" gorge by the Guinness Book of Records[2] among others.
- ^ Amanatidou, Despoina (2005). "A case study in Vikos-Aoos National Park - Greece" (PDF). University of Freiburg. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ Guinness World Records 2005: Special 50th Anniversary Edition. Guinness World Records. 2004. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-892051-22-6.