Great Waterfalls of the World

by piero scaruffi
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The tallest...

  1. Angel Falls (977 meters, Venezuela)
  2. Tugela Falls (948 meters, S. Africa)
  3. Utigardfossen (850 meters, Norway)
  4. Mongefossen (820 m, Norway)
  5. Mtarazi (800 m, Zimbabwe)
  6. Ostre Mardals (780 m, Norway)
  7. Tyssetrengane (700 m, Norway)
  8. Cuquenan (610 m, Venezuela & Guyana)
  9. Sentinel (660 m, California)
  10. Snow Creek (660 m, California)
  11. Giessbach (650 m, Switzerland)
  12. Sutherland (580 m, New Zealand)
  13. Maradalsfossen (517 m, Norway)
  14. Kjellfossen (570 m, Norway)
  15. Ormelifoss (560 m, Norway)
  16. Tyssefossen (540 m, Norway)
  17. Ribbon (491 m, California)
  18. Woollomombi (530 m, Australia)
  19. Vest Mardalsfoss (510 m, Norway)
  20. Roriama (500 m, Guyana)
  21. Cleve Garth (460 m, New Zealand)
  22. Della (440 m, British Columbia, Canada)
  23. Upper Yosemite (436 m, California)
  24. Gave de Pau (425 m, France)
  25. Glass (430 m, Brazil)
  26. Krimmler (380 m, Austria)
  27. Syoumyou (350m, Japan)
  28. Piedra Volada (453 m, Mexico)
  29. Staubbach (300 m, Switzerland)
  30. King George VI (259 m, Guyana)
  31. Kaieteur (225 m, Guyana)
  32. Kalambo (215 m, Tanzania & Zambia)
  33. Aniene (207 m, Italy)

Other spectacular falls...

  • Victoria Falls (130 m, Zambia & Zimbabwe)
  • Guaira Falls (125 m, Brazil & Paraguay)
  • Iguazu Falls (70 m, Brazil & Argentina)
  • Stanley Falls (60 m, Zaire)
  • Paulo Afonso (90 m, Brazil)
  • Niagara Falls (53 m, USA & Canada)
  • Khone Falls (23 m, Laos & Cambodia)
Some of them are famous because of their amount of water, some of them are famous because of their length, and one of them (guess which one) is famous because of Hollywood movies.

My favorites

  1. Iguazu Falls
  2. Victoria Falls
  3. Angel Falls
  4. Upper Yosemite
  5. Kaieteur
  6. Tuolumne Falls, Yosemite