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Hells Canyon
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Hells Canyon

Gorge of the Snake River in the U.S. Forming part of the Idaho-Oregon boundary, it is 125 mi (200 km) long and for 40 mi (64 km) is more than a mile deep. A maximum depth of 7,900 ft (2,400 m) makes it the deepest gorge in North America. With its surrounding area of 662,000 acres (268,000 hectares), Hells Canyon was designated a national recreation area in 1975.
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BEAR GRYLLS: BORN SURVIVOR CH4 7pm The adventurer (above) faces the elements again as he takes to the white water rapids of Snake River in Hell's Canyon, Oregon.
PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
00pm) The adventurer heads into Hell's Canyon in Oregon, North America, where he tries to cross the powerful white water rapids of the Snake River, before traversing a dangerous frozen wasteland.
Pick of the day by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
00pm) The adventurer heads into Hell's Canyon in Oregon, where he tries to cross the powerful white water rapids of the Snake River.
Pick of the day by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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