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Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel; Pemon: Kerepakupai Merú or Parakupá Vená) is a waterfall in Venezuela. 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).
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
Angel Falls is a 90-foot (27 m) waterfall on Mountain Brook in Township D – northwest of Houghton – in the White Mountains of Franklin County, Maine.The "remarkably scenic" [2] Angel Falls is a set of plunging tiers totaling 90 feet (27 m) in height, and with surrounding cliffs of 115 feet (35 m) in height.
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 possible inaccuracies regarding the presumed heights of the respective falls. [4] [5]
This is a list of waterfalls in California, ... Angel Falls; Camino Falls – 200 ft ... Height Location 1 Yosemite Falls: 2,425 ft (739 m) ...
Canaima, Venezuela Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km 2 (12,000 sq mi) park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region.
Although undersea overflows are usually not considered "waterfalls", the Denmark Strait overflow would be tallest waterfall in the world, with water falling over 3.5 km (2.2 mi); this descent is over three times the height of Angel Falls, the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall over land.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world, the Khone Phapheng Falls in Laos are the widest, [17] and the Inga Falls on the Congo River are the biggest by flow rate, [48] while the Dry Falls in Washington are the largest confirmed waterfalls ever. [49]