Tara River Canyon
| Tara Canyon | |
|---|---|
| Length | 82 kilometres (51 mi) east to west ; 60 kilometres (37 mi) protected by Durmitor National Park in Montenegro |
| Depth | 1,333 metres (4,400 ft) ; average depth 1,073 metres (3,500 ft) |
| Geology | |
| Age | middle and upper Triassic, upper Jurassic and upper Cretaceous |
| Geography | |
| Location | Balkans |
| Country | Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43°15′03″N 19°00′30″E / 43.250790077624615°N 19.008466499985335°E |
| Rivers | Tara |
Interactive map of Tara Canyon | |
The Tara River Canyon (Montenegrin: Kanjon Tare, Serbian Cyrillic: Кањон Таре; [kǎɲɔːn târɛː]), also known as the Tara River Gorge, is the river canyon of the Tara river. It is for the most part located in Montenegro, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The most attractive part of the canyon are the high rocks of the mountain range of Ljubišnja, which are located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durmitor National Park. Also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the canyon is designated nature park, and is called Tara Nature Park.
Known as "The Tear of Europe," the Tara River Gorge stands as the deepest canyon in continental Europe, the second deepest in Europe behind the Sulak Canyon, and also behind the Grand Canyon for third deepest globally.