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144:. The Gorge is 2,433 feet (742 m) deep as measured from Highcock Knob 3,073 feet (937 m) to the James River 640 feet (200 m) and is approximately 9.3 miles (15.0 km) long. The James River forms in western Virginia near the border of
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and then it turns southeast and begins its descent over the
Balcony Falls rapids and through the James River Gorge. The rocks of the gorge are metamorphic in nature with the oldest exposed outcrops being from the
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71:Mid-Atlantic
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685:Lincoln Gap
640:Evans Notch
517:Maggoty Gap
497:Fishers Gap
472:Chester Gap
434:Swatara Gap
414:The Narrows
379:Goshen Pass
166:Maury River
140:in Central
138:James River
121:James River
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78:Coordinates
805:Categories
778:79°23′31″W
775:37°35′46″N
675:Hobart Gap
620:Craven Gap
590:Balsam Gap
567:Wilson Gap
507:Jarman Gap
487:Deep Notch
394:Lehigh Gap
352:Brocks Gap
339:Water gaps
281:January 7,
247:January 6,
218:January 7,
189:References
630:Deals Gap
615:Cowee Gap
595:Brock Gap
537:Pound Gap
512:Keyes Gap
502:Fox's Gap
457:Ashby Gap
449:Wind gaps
424:Reeds Gap
367:Blair Gap
134:water gap
44:Geography
730:Soco Gap
605:Bull Gap
142:Virginia
61:Virginia
329:of the
170:Glasgow
152:of the
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91:79°24′W
88:37°36′N
49:Country
577:Passes
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67:Region
160:near
132:is a
117:River
57:State
327:Gaps
283:2013
270:ISBN
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