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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 possible inaccuracies regarding the presumed heights of the respective falls. [4] [5]
Cloud Forest Indoor Waterfall: 35 metres (115 ft) Cloud Forest, Gardens by the Bay: Singapore: Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall. Jurong Falls: 30 metres (98 ft) Jurong Bird Park: Singapore: Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall. Viktoriapark Waterfall: 24 metres (79 ft) [67] Viktoriapark: Germany: Lotte Music Fountain ...
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
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.
The falls are some of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa (after South Africa's Tugela Falls, Ethiopia's Jin Bahir Falls and others). Downstream of the falls is the Kalambo Gorge, which has a width of about 1 km and a depth of up to 300 m, running for about 5 km before opening out into the Lake Tanganyika rift valley.
Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. [2] It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it is inhabited by several species of plants and animals.
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