The following table lists the world's tallest waterfalls including the name, location, source, and height. Angel in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall dropping 979 meters.
| Name(s) (foreign) | Location | Source/River | Height | |
| Feet | Meters | |||
| Angel (Salto Angel) | Canaima Nat'l Park, Venezuela | upper trib. of Rio Caroni | 3,212 | 979 |
| Tugela | Natal Nat'l Park, South Africa | Tugela River | 3,110 | 947 |
| Utigord (Utigordsfoss) | Norway | glacier fed | 2,625 | 800 |
| Monge (Mongefoss) | Marstein, Norway | Mongebeck | 2,540 | 774 |
| Gocta Cataracts | Chachapoyas, Peru | | 2,532 | 771 |
| Mutarazi (Mtarazi) | Nyanga Nat'l Park, Zimbabwe | Mutarazi River | 2,499 | 762 |
| Yosemite | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Yosemite Creek | 2,425 | 739 |
| Espelands (Espelandsfoss) | Hardanger Fjord, Norway | Opo River | 2,307 | 7031 |
| Lower Mar Valley (Østra Mardolafoss) | Eikesdal, Norway | Mardals Stream | 2,151 | 6552 |
| Tyssestrengene | Odda, Norway | Tyssa River | 2,123 | 6472 |
| Cuquenan (Salto Kukenan) | Kukenan Tepuy, Venezuela | Cuquenan River | 2,000 | 610 |
| Sentinel | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Sentinel Creek | 2,000 | 610 |
| Dudhsagar | Goa/Karnataka, India | Khandepar River | 1,969 | 600 |
| Sutherland | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Arthur River | 1,904 | 580 |
| Kjell (Kjellfossen) | Gudvanger, Norway | Gudvangen Glacier | 1,841 | 561 |
| Kahiwa | Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. | Unknown | 1,750 | 533 |
| Takkakaw | Yoho Nat'l Park, B.C., Canada | Takkakaw Creek | 1,650 | 503 |
| Ribbon | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Ribbon Stream | 1,612 | 491 |
| King George VI | Guyana | Courantyne River | 1,600 | 488 |
| Upper Mar Valley (Mardalsfossen) | nr. Eikesdal, Norway | Mardals Stream | 1,536 | 468 |
| Kaliuwaa (Sacred) | Pahu, Hawaii, U.S. | Kalanui Stream | 1,520 | 463 |
| Della | Strathcona Provincial Park, B.C., Canada | Della Lake | 1,444 | 440 |
| Gavarnie | nr. Lourdes, France | Gave de Pau | 1,384 | 422 |
| Cachoeira da Fumaça (Glass or Smoke) | Chapada Diamantia Nat'l Park, Brazil | — | 1,378 | 420 |
| Giessbach | Bern, Switzerland | Giessbach River | 1,312 | 400 |
| Krimmler | Hohe Tauern Nat'l Park, Austria | Krimmler Ache | 1,250 | 381 |
| Vettis (Vettisfoss) | Jotunheimen, Norway | Utla (Trib. Mörkedola) | 1,215 | 370 |
| Papalaua | Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. | Kawai Nui Stream | 1,200 | 366 |
| Tin Mine | Kosciusko Nat'l Park, Australia | Tin Mine Creek | 1,182 | 360 |
| Silver Strand (Widows' Tears) | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Silver Strand Creek | 1,170 | 357 |
| Honokohau | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Honokohau Stream | 1,120 | 341 |
| Wallaman | nr. Ingham, Australia | Wallaman Creek | 1,001 | 305 |
| Spray Stream (Staubbachfalle) | Lauterburnnental, Switzerland | Staubbach Brook | 984 | 300 |
| King Edward VIII | Guyana | Courantyne | 850 | 259 |
| Gersoppa (Jog) | Western Ghats, India | Sharavati | 830 | 253 |
| Hunlen | British Columbia, Canada | Atnarko River | 830 | 253 |
| Basaseachic (Salto Basaseachic) | Barance del Cobre, Mexico | Piedra Volada Creek | 812 | 246 |
| Waipio | Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. | Kekee Stream | 800 | 244 |
| Kaieteur | Guyana | Potaro (trib. Rio Essequibo) | 740 | 225 |
| Kalambo | Tanzania/Zambia | Kalambo River | 726 | 221 |
| Wollomombi | nr. Armidale, Australia | Wollomombi | 722 | 220 |
| Feigum | Lusterfjord, Norway | Feigumelvi | 715 | 218 |
1. Unofficial (estimated) height. Subject to revision.
2. Incorporated in hydroelectric scheme. Greatly diminished flow.
Sources: Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (1997); www.britannica.com; www.waterfallsnorthwest.com; www.americanparknetwork.com; www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/landforms/waterfal.htm/; www.atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html; The State of Hawaii Data Book 2001; John Steven Lasher, Fifth Continent Australia Pty Ltd.
No comments:
Post a Comment