Waterfalls

Most grandiose WATERFALLS OF THE WORLD Angel Falls takes first place in the world by height of the spillway, both among the waterfalls, with one outlet, and among the multi-threaded waterfalls. He is considered one of the eight natural wonders of the world. Height of the waterfall is 979 m (3212 feet), he descends the ridge Auyantepuy Kanaima National Park, World Heritage sites in the region of the Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela. It is believed that the waterfall has found pilot Jimmy Angel in 1937, but its true discoverer was one Ernesto de Santa Cruz, who found this gift of nature in 1910, subsequently waterfall was named after Jimmy Angel, since he was the first representative of Western civilization, which could see him. The waterfall is so high that before you get on the ground, the water sprayed by wind and turns into a mist that can be felt a mile away from the waterfall. Angel Falls - the highest waterfall in the world, Iguazu Falls (Iguacsu or, more precisely, Iguazy) is known worldwide not only as the broadest, but also one of the most beautiful and majestic natural waterfalls that have ever seen man. It consists of a cascading series of 275 waterfalls, extending to 2.7 kilometers (1.67 miles) along the river Iguazu on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones. During the rainy season, which lasts here from November to March, the rate of water flow in the falls may reach 12,750 cubic meters per second. Iguazu Falls is actually divided into two main parts of the island of San Martin (La Isla San Martin). Precipice, from which drops more of water, has a horseshoe shape and is called the Devils Troat (Devil's Throat), or La Garganta del Diablo. Iguazu Falls - the widest waterfall world Victoria Falls - one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Its width is a little more than 1.7 km (1 mile), and height - 108 m (355 ft). During the rainy season, more than 500 million liters of water rushes through its crest in the Zambezi River, located between Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa. Victoria Falls is divided into five separate waterfalls: Devils Cataract (Cataracts devil), the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls (horseshoe falls), Rainbow Falls (Rainbow Falls) and the Eastern Cataract (Eastern Cataract). David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, is officially the first European who saw Victoria Falls in November 1855 Original Victoria Falls are located 8 km below the current spillway. The weakness of basaltic rocks, perpendicular to the river, as well as 2 million years of erosion have led to the fact that the river has gone through several adjacent valleys, each of which was higher than the previous one. Modern Falls is actually in the seventh pass. Victoria Falls - the greatest waterfall of the world Niagara Falls - the largest (by volume) of a waterfall in North America. To be precise, it is not one waterfall, but three, ie It consists of three separate stages: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls (American Falls) and Braydal Vale Falls (waterfall bridal veil) on the Niagara River, crossing the state border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The height of Niagara Falls Canada "Horseshoe" is 60 meters (180 feet) and width of 833 meters (2500 feet). Niagara Falls about 12,000 years, they were formed by glacial melt water, which filled the huge freshwater lakes (Great Lakes). The flow of water from one lake called Erie flows into another lake, Ontario. In 1848, Niagara Falls actually stopped at 30 o'clock, when the ice of Lake Erie clutter upper river. Canadian Horseshoe Falls Falls - one of the cascades of Niagara Falls Yosemite Falls - the highest waterfall in North America, located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada, California. Falls descends in three main steps. The first step is the Upper Fall (Upper Falls), who rushes down to 436 m (1430 ft). The second stage form the Middle Cascades (middle cascade). As the researchers report, here elevation is 205 meters (670 feet). The last step is the Lower Falls, which drops from a height of 97 meters (320 feet). Waterfall formed by streams flowing into the valley of Yosemite through combs hanging down the side of the rocks. These rocks erode more slowly than the rugged river glaciers and rock Yosemite Valley, so the rocks were in the "hanging" position. Water eventually gets in the Merced River below. The name "Yosemite" appeared because of distortion of the name of the tribe of American Indians, who had lived in the area. They called themselves Yuzumati, meaning "grizzly bear". Nowadays, the name is just a tribute to the past of the valley, which formerly inhabited these formidable predators. Yosemite Falls - the tallest waterfall in North America measured Falls Langfoss or Langfossen, located in the municipality of Mount Etna in western Norway, sometimes referred to as one of the most beautiful cascading waterfalls in the world. Its width is 76 meters (250 feet) down the river side of the mountain height of 600 meters (2000 feet) and then connects to the waters of the fjord Acre. At full height of 612 m (2008 ft), Langfoss is the fifth highest waterfall in Norway and is among the highest waterfalls in the world. Surprisingly, this waterfall is not entirely used for the production of hydrotherapy, a rarity for flows of this size and height of a waterfall in Norway. Because the European route E134 is at the base of the falls, many people stop to photograph it or just admire the magnificent phenomenon of nature. Havasu Falls Langfoss Falls is one of the most beautiful and photographed waterfalls in the world. This stunningly beautiful waterfall is located in a remote canyon in Arizona, USA. Water flows from a limestone rock, which gives it a nice bluish-green tint. The waterfall has only one stream that falls from a vertical cliff height of more than 37 meters (120 feet) in a large lake. Due to the high content of minerals in the water falls constantly changing and sometimes divided into two separate streams of water. Havasu Falls - the world's most photographed waterfall See also: Land Basin biggest edifice that was built on the planet creatures record of a tsunami wave height Desert-record the largest lake in the world based on the volume and surface area record highs over the world have a rival Everest! 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