Capertee Valley
Valley in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town, see Capertee, New South Wales.
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.
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Capertee Valley | |
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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 [1] |
Topo map | Wallerawang 8931 (1:100000) |
Traversed by | James Blackman |
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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.