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Avalanche Basin Falls: 707 metres (2,320 ft) Montana: United States [28] Harrison Basin Falls: 707 metres (2,320 ft) Montana: United States [29] Haloku Falls: 700 metres (2,297 ft) Hawaii: United States [30] Chamberlain Falls: 700 metres (2,297 ft) Southland: New Zealand [31] Døntefossen 700 metres (2,297 ft) Møre og Romsdal: Norway [32 ...
Overlander Falls is a waterfall on the Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is popular for kayakers. The falls are reached by a short walking trail which starts on the Yellowhead Highway 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the Mount Robson visitor centre. [2] [3] The waterfall is named for the Overlanders expedition of 1862.
The term ‘linn’ is found throughout southern and eastern Scotland (and in the northern English county of Northumberland).Confusingly 'linn' can denote either a fall or the plunge pool or indeed a confined stretch of water.
The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in Western New York. A small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame. This flame is visible nearly year round, although it can be extinguished and must occasionally be re-lit.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Waterfalls between United States and Canada This article is about the waterfalls on the Canada–United States border. For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). Niagara Falls Niagara Falls seen from the Canadian side of the river, including three individual falls (from left to ...
The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble Erawan. [4] There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Badan, and Phrathat. [5] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom ...
Linguist and placename expert Svavar Sigmundsson suggests that the name derives from two crags at the falls which resemble pagan idols. In 1879–1882, a myth was published in Denmark according to which the waterfall was named when the lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði made Christianity the official religion of Iceland in the year 999 or 1000.
Silver Thread Falls Boardwalk View. Silverthread Falls is also located in upper Pennsylvania, less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Dingmans Falls. [5] This waterfall exhibits a steep drop of about 80 feet (24 m) [7] via a narrow channel constructed of prominent rock-joints faces, however the volume of flow is much less than Dingmans Falls. [8]