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The 10 Tallest Waterfalls of the World

There is no wonder that there are many waterfalls all over the world and major part of our worldis covered in water, interestingly in modern lexicon, there is not definition of waterfall but wecan say that waterfall is a result of landscape, means whenever a land or a part of land start

interrupting with the water across the landscape it comes up in the form of waterfall. There is a big number of waterfalls which are famous by dint of their distinguish attributes, some arepopular for being tallest in the world and many are very well-known for being positioned at thehighest mountains.

10. Browne Falls


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Browne falls are on number 10 of the worlds tallest waterfalls, its sheight is 836m (2744 feet),and it is a kind of cascade with tallest single top 244m (800 feet), if its width is measured , it issomething like 12m( 40 feet), this waterfall is located Fiordlands National Park, south island ofNew Zealand.

9. James Bruce Falls

James Bruce Falls are located in North America means Canada at the height of 2755 feet.Though it is not at a great height, yet it is on the number 9, in the line up of tallest waterfall ofthe world, it starts out from the snowfield Princess Louisa Inlet.


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8.Puukaoku Falls

Puukaoku Falls are the 8th largest waterfalls in the world, they are positioned on the Molokai(an island of Hawaiian) and their height is 2756 feet, another good things is that the tallest seacliffs are associated and linked on the north cliff of Molokai which increases the impressivenessof Puukaoku Falls.


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7.Balifossen

Balifossen is a wonderful waterfall, is situated in Norway at the height of 2788 feet. As itsheight describes that it is the seventh tallest waterfall of the world, which spills into the waters of

Osafijorde. These falls are filled with pure water, but a bad thing is that the water gets dried outin the summer season in them.


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6.Vinnufossen Falls

Vinnufossen is the sixth tallest waterfall of the world which is located in Sunndal, Norway andits height is 2,822 feet.


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5.Yumbilla, Catarata Falls

Yumbilla, Catarata is the fifth tallest waterfall of the world, and it is taller than Catarata Falls, itsheight is, 896 meters (2938 feet) ,this waterfall is located in amazons, Peru. And the volume ofwater is also less here, so this waterfall is not an impressive location to capture in the picture, andjust overall drop of 600m is visible.


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4.Oloupena Falls

Oloupena Falls are the fourth tallest waterfall of the world and it is very popular waterfalllocated in, Oloupena, Hawaii, in USA. Their height is 2953 feet, they are wonderful waterfalls

and are covered with mountains from the both side and there is greenery around the location.This waterfall is very thin so known as Tiered.


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3.Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las Falls


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Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las Falls are 3000 feet in their height, and they are the third tallestwaterfalls of the world which is located Rio Cutivireni in Peru.

2.Tugela Falls

Tugela Falls are on number second in the queue of tallest waterfalls of the world, they are foundin the Drakensberg (Dragons Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-NatalProvince, Republic of South Africa. Its height is (3,110 feet). They are god gifted waterfallswhich water is very pure and safe to drink.


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1. Angel Falls

Angel Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls of the world and it has different names in differentlanguages, it is located in Canaima National Park in Venezuela. In Pemon language this waterfallis known as Parakupa-vena or Kerepakupai mer (means waterfall from the highest point) and in

Spanish Angel Falls is called Salto ngel.


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The water falls off from the top point of the Auyan Tepui, and waterfall is in extreme twistedposition. It is the tallest waterfall of the world fro being at the height of height of 979 m (2,648ft) and a plunge of 3,212.

Basically, a waterfall is a place where the water falls from a region or a cliff. A waterfall is

confronted to a river or a stream over a slope is located at a long certain distance that cause shakeup in the water of lower region. This is a fact that waterfalls enhance the natural beauty of thenature and there is a big list of waterfalls that are well-known by dint of their distinguishattributes some are positioned at the pivot of highest mountains and many are considered as thetallest waterfalls of the world.

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