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Tugela Falls as it flows off the escarpment showing the first drop and cascade. There is an argument that Tugela Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world, rather than the more commonly cited Angel Falls. [4] This argument is based on two likely inaccuracies regarding the presumed heights of the respective falls. [4] [5]
The Tugela River (Zulu: Thukela; Afrikaans: Tugelarivier) is the largest river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. With a total length of 560 km (350 mi), and a drop of 1 370 metres in the lower 480 km, [ 1 ] it is one of the most important rivers of the country.
Waterfall Image Height Locality Country Ref; Angel Falls: 979 metres (3,212 ft) Bolívar: Venezuela [1]Tugela Falls: 947 metres (3,107 ft) KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa
The Tugela Falls, which is situated at the top of the Amphitheatre, has been described as a "highlight of Drakensberg". [ 2 ] In 1964, film director Cy Endfield shot the exterior locations in the mountainous Drakensberg National Park for the epic war film Zulu starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker .
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.
The main features of the park are the Drakensberg Amphitheatre, a rock wall 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long and up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) high, Mont-Aux-Sources peak where the Orange and Tugela rivers have their source, [4] and the 948-metre (3,110 ft) Tugela Falls, the world's tallest waterfall. [5]
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Tugela Falls vicinity – Tugela River in valley Little Saddle. The high treeless peaks of the Drakensberg (from 2,500 m (8,200 ft) upward) have been described by the World Wide Fund for Nature as the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands ecoregion. These steep slopes are the most southerly high mountains in Africa, and being ...