| Capertee Valley | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View from the southern side of the valley | |
| Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Depth | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Geology | |
| Age | Triassic |
| Geography | |
| Location | New South Wales, Australia |
| Population centers | Glen Davis |
| Borders on | South Eastern Highlands |
| Coordinates | 33°2′54″S 150°8′4″E / 33.04833°S 150.13444°E [1] |
| Topo map | Wallerawang 8931 (1:100000) |
| Traversed by | James Blackman |
The Capertee Valley (pronounced Kay-per-tee) is a large canyon in New South Wales, Australia, 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Sydney that is noted to be the second widest of any canyon in the world, exceeding the Grand Canyon.[2][3] It is located 135 km (84 mi) kilometres north-west of Sydney, between Lithgow and Mudgee, in the Central Tablelands, just above the Blue Mountains.
The only population centre of any kind is the village of Glen Davis, which includes a camp-site and often serves as a starting point for bushwalks around the Capertee River and other parts of the Wollemi National Park.
- ^ "Capertee Valley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ David Fitzsimons (14 December 2015). "Capertee Valley: Australia's own Grand Canyon". Dailytelegraph.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki (22 May 2012). "Grand Canyon is not so grand › Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science (ABC Science)". Abc.net. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
