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10 largest waterfalls in the world

A real sight, proof of the forces of nature and its wonders. The waterfall is one of the most amazing creations of nature. There are so many beautiful, greatest, high and amazing extraordinary waterfalls in the world that we cannot fail to introduce you to the largest of them.

10. Brown Falls


Brown Falls - a waterfall over the Doubtful Sound fjord, located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, with a height of 836 m is the tenth highest waterfall in the world. Its source is Brown tarry lake, which, when completely filled with water, overflows down the mountainside.

9. James Bruce


The tallest measured waterfall in the continent of North America and the ninth highest in the world. It is located in Princess Louise Marin Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. The source of the waterfall is a small snow cover and cascades at an altitude of 840 m.

8. Puukaoku Falls


Puukaoku Falls is a waterfall in Hawaii, the highest in the United States and eighth in the world. It consists of several parts. In total, the waterfall is 840 m high.

7. Balayfossen


Located in Hordaland, Norway, Balaifossen has a total elevation of 850 m and is the second largest waterfall in Norway and Europe, and the seventh tallest waterfall in the world, according to the World Waterfall Database.

6. Winnufossen


Located east of the village of Sandalshora in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Rumsdal, Norway, Winnufossen is the tallest waterfall in Europe and the sixth highest in the world, reaching 860 m.The falls are part of the Winnu River, which flows from Mount Winnufjellet and feeds Winnufonna glacier.

5. Umbilla waterfall


Located in Peru, in the Amazonas region, Umbilla Falls is the fifth highest waterfall in the world. Although the waterfall is quite high, the volume of the water is small. The height of the waterfalls is 896 m.

4. Oloupena Falls


Located in the northeastern part of Hawaii's Molokai Islands, Oloupena Falls is considered the fourth tallest waterfall in the world at 900 m. It forms from short seasonal streams and falls from one of the highest sea cliffs in the world, located between the Pelekunu and Wailau valleys. The waterfall cuts deep into the rocks and therefore can only be observed from the ocean or from the air.

3. Three sisters


Location: Ayacucho, Peru This waterfall does not have a particularly large flow of water, but there is no doubt that the waterfall is very high. Google Earth estimates its height at 914 m. Thus, it ranks third in the list of the tallest waterfalls in the world.

2. Tugela waterfall


Tugela Falls is the second largest waterfall in the world. The total drop is 948 m. It is located in the Drakensberg Mountains in Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The easiest way to see it is after a heavy rain from the side of the main road leading to the park, sparkling from the sun reflecting in it.

1. Angel Falls


Angel Falls ("waterfall of the deepest place") is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the tallest waterfall in the world with a total height of 979 m. And the height of the continuous fall is 807 m. The waterfall topples from the top of Mount Auyantepui in the Canaima National Park in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar state.

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