Monday, November 3, 2008

World largest waterfalls

  • Angel Falls, the world's highest at 979 metres (3212 feet), in Venezuela
  • Bridalveil Fall, California - 189 m (620 ft) high: sheer drop when flowing
  • Cascata delle Marmore in Italy is the tallest man-made waterfall in the world
  • Cautley Spout at 175 m (580 ft) is the highest waterfall in England
  • Eas a' Chual Aluinn, at 200 m (658 ft) is the highest waterfall in Scotland and also the United Kingdom
  • Gocta, the fifth-highest in the world at 771 m (2533 ft), located in the province Chachapoyas, Peru
  • Kaieteur Falls, (Potaro River in central Guyana) located in the Kaieteur National Park. It is 226 m (741 ft)High Force on the River Tees is one of the tallest waterfalls in England
  • Huangguoshu Waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou, China, the largest waterfall in Asia.Iguazu Falls, a tall and extremely wide fall located in South America on the
  • Argentina/Brazil border
  • Jog Falls, India's eighth-highest (listed as 314 ranking on the World Waterfall Database), located in Karnataka state, India
  • Jurong Falls in Singapore is the tallest artificial waterfall in the world
  • Bambarakanda Falls Sri Lanka's tallest waterfall 263 meters
  • St.Clairs Falls Sri Lanka's widest waterfall 265 ft high
  • Multnomah Falls: 611 feet (186 m) high 30ft wide
  • Niagara Falls is the most powerful falls in North America
  • Pissing Mare Falls at 350 metres (1148 ft), is the highest in eastern North America
  • Ramnefjellsfossen, the world's third-highest at 808 m (2685 ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway
  • Rhine Falls, Europe's largest, located in Switzerland
  • Tequendama Falls a 132m high waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30 km southwest of Bogotá in Colombia
  • Tugela Falls, the world's second-highest at 947 m (3110 ft), in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa
  • Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world, over a mile long and located on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
  • Yosemite Falls, the second tallest in North America at 2,425 feet, is located in Yosemite National Park, United States
  • Yumbilla falls, worlds 5th tallest waterfall, located in Peru
  • Krimmler Falls, Austria's tallest waterfalls, height: 390 m, located in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria
  • ShirAbad Waterfall, Iran, Golestan,Khanbebin,shirabad
  • Waihilau Falls, the tallest waterfalls in the United States at 2,600 feet (792 meters), is located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States
  • Colonial Creek Falls, the tallest waterfalls in North America at 2,584 feet (788 meters), is located in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, United States
  • Hannoki Falls, the tallest waterfall in Asia at 1,640 feet (500 meters), located in Tateyama, Japan
 

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