Nazaré North Canyon is a photograph by Rui Correia which was uploaded on July 14th, 2020.
Nazaré North Canyon
“The Nazaré Canyon is an undersea canyon just off the coast of Nazaré (Portugal), in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of at least... more
by Rui Correia
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Nazaré North Canyon
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Rui Correia
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“The Nazaré Canyon is an undersea canyon just off the coast of Nazaré (Portugal), in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. It has a maximum depth of at least 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) and is about 230 kilometres (140 mi) long.
The Nazare Canyon causes very high breaking waves. This makes Nazare a hotspot for big wave surfing.
In November 2011, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a record breaking giant wave: 78 feet (24 m) from trough to crest, at Nazaré. In January 2013 it was reported that he succ
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July 14th, 2020
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