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Gocta (Spanish: Catarata del Gocta) is a perennial waterfall with two drops located in Peru's province of Bongara in Amazonas, approximately 771 kilometres (479 mi) to the northeast of Lima. It flows into the Cocahuayco River .
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.
Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. [1] Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. [1] Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. [1] [2] Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. [1] [2] Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it ...
e.g. Whilst Britannica's tenth tallest waterfall is listed as 2123 feet (647m - Tyssestrengene), the world-waterfalls database states it to be massively taller at 2744 feet (836m- Browne Falls). By world-waterfall's reckoning, Yosemite Falls is the 20th tallest on Earth (Britannica claim 7th tallest) - an obviously massive discrepancy.
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Largest waterfall in Asia by average flow rate. [5] Pará Falls: 3,540: 64 5,608 Caura Venezuela: Largest extant waterfall in South America by average flow rate. [6] Paulo Afonso Falls: 2,832: 59 18 São Francisco Brazil
The Tinuy-an falls are 95 m wide and 55 metres (180 ft) high, touted as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines. Tinuy-an is a white water curtain that flows in three levels (with a fourth tier hidden from view) and is said to be the widest waterfall in the Philippines. Every morning, the area shows a rainbow between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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