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Dynjandi, a series of waterfalls located in the Westfjords (Vestfirðir), Iceland. A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfall Bay (Tasmania, Australia) [11] King George River, (Western Australia) New Zealand: the following waterfalls empty into fjords of the Tasman Sea: into Doubtful Sound - Chamberlain Falls, Helena Falls, Lady Alice Falls. into Milford Sound - Bowen Falls, Stirling Falls. Samoa: Mu Pagoa Waterfall in the Palauli District on Savaii:
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.
Jog Falls, India's second highest plunge waterfall, is made up of four distinct, segmented falls, and is fed by the Sharavathi River. The tallest plunges 830 ft (253 m) into a deep chasm in a continuous column of water. Nohkalikai Falls, Cherrapunjee- India's highest waterfalls. Jog Falls; Shivanasamudra Falls
World's tallest indoor waterfall. 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 ...
The rapid change of elevation of the water and resulting energy release make the fall line a good location for water mills, grist mills, and sawmills. Seeking a head of navigation with a ready supply of water power, people have long made settlements where rivers cross a fall line.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Underground waterfall in Tennessee, United States For the waterfall in Georgia, see Anna Ruby Falls. United States historic place Lookout Mountain Caverns and Cavern Castle U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Ruby Falls' Visitors Center (Cavern Castle) Show ...
The Denmark Strait overflow (Danish: Grønlandspumpen; Norwegian: Grønlandspumpa, meaning "the Greenland pump") is an undersea overflow located in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. The overflow transports around 3.2 million m 3 (110 million cu ft) of water per second, greatly eclipsing the discharge of the Amazon River into the ...