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The uplands of the north and west of England enjoy the wettest climate and are home to the majority of waterfalls in the country. In areas such as the Lake District which were formerly glaciated , they are commonly found at the lower ends of hanging valleys .
The list of highest waterfalls is often controversial, due to the ambiguity of whether to measure the single largest fall or the sum of a series of falls, and many falls make false claims to the record. This table lists above-ground waterfalls by tallest single drop (not necessarily unbroken).
The glen's most prominent feature is St Nectan's Kieve, a spectacular sixty foot waterfall through a hole in the rocks. The site attracts tourists who believe it to be "one of the UK's most spiritual sites," and tie or place ribbons, crystals, photographs, small piles of flat stones and other materials near the waterfall.
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Eas a' Chual Aluinn (grid reference) in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom [1] with a sheer drop of 200 m (660 ft). At full flow, is nearly four times taller than Niagara Falls .
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least 15 m (50 ft) high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
One of the most noteworthy is Llanos de Cortés, which some claim is the most beautiful waterfall in the country. About 30 minutes south of Liberia, this waterfall is 50 feet wide and 12 feet tall ...
The waterfall at Malham Cove on 6 December 2015. Its height of 80 m (260 ft), for a few hours, made it the highest "single drop waterfall" above ground in England. The cove was formed by a large Ice Age river that fell at this point as a cataract. The water drop was 80 m (260 ft) high and more than 300 m (980 ft) wide.