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Tugela Falls (uThukela in Zulu [citation needed]) is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. According to some measurements, it is the world's tallest waterfall.
The following are lists of waterfalls in the world by height, classified into two categories — natural and artificial. Natural waterfalls are further subdivided between overall height and tallest single drop. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.
It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park ( Spanish : Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State .
The Wli waterfalls is the highest water fall in West Africa located in Ghana [4] The falls is known locally as Agoomatsa waterfalls - meaning, "Allow Me to Flow." It is located in the Hohoe municipality of the Volta Region, the land of the Ewe culture.
Oloʻupena Falls – 900 m (2,953 ft) drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world 'Opaeka'a Falls – 46 m (151 ft) drop, Kauaʻi east shore; Papalaua Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft) drop, Molokaʻi; Pu'uka'oku Falls – 840 m (2,760 ft) drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
The Kalambo waterfall is the tallest waterfall in both Tanzania and Zambia. The expedition which mapped the falls and the area around it was in 1928 and led by Enid Gordon-Gallien. [1] Initially it was assumed that the height of falls exceeded 300 m, but measurements in the 1920s gave a more modest result, above 200 m.
Farin Ruwa is a Hausa language word meaning 'white water'. Farin Ruwa is a description of the nature of the falls by the local inhabitants of the Farin Ruwa area. [5] The height covered during the descent of the falls is very great, so that the descending water crashes during its way down the Jos plateau escarpment.
Thomson's Falls is a 74 metres (243 ft) waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Central Rift Valley Kenya, a few kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Range. It is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the town of Nyahururu , at 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) elevation.