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  2. Kaieteur Falls - Wikipedia

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    Kaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls [1] in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep ...

  3. Pagsanjan Falls - Wikipedia

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    Talahib Falls is the first waterfall encountered by boat riders heading to Pagsanjan Falls. The falls are rich in legendary lore. One legend says there were no falls long ago, only the foliaged highlands, the Bumbungan and Balanac rivers, and the alluvial delta where the town of Pagsanjan now sits.

  4. List of waterfalls by type - Wikipedia

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    Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft) Goritsa Waterfall – 39 m (128 ft) Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft) Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft) Vratsa waterfalls. Skaklia (ephemeral) – 130 m (430 ft) Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft) Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans

  5. Dudhsagar Falls - Wikipedia

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    Dudhsagar Falls (lit. ' Sea of Milk ') is a four-tiered waterfall on the Mahadayi River in the Indian state of Goa.It is 60km from Panaji by road and is located on the Belagavi–Vasco Da Gama rail route about 46km east of Madgaon and 80km south of Belagavi.

  6. Iguazu Falls - Wikipedia

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    The staircase character of the falls consists of a two-step waterfall formed by three layers of basalt.The steps are 35 and 40 metres (115 and 131 ft) in height. The columnar basalt rock sequences are part of the 1,000-metre-thick (3,300 ft) Serra Geral formation within the Paleozoic-Mesozoic Paraná Basin.

  7. Nohkalikai Falls - Wikipedia

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    Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. [1] The 340 metres (1,115 ft) [2] waterfall is located in the Indian state of Meghalaya, near Cherapunji (now known as Sohra), one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of a comparatively small plateau and decrease in power ...

  8. Langfossen - Wikipedia

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    Langfossen is a waterfall located in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.The waterfall is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the village of Fjæra.The water falls down a towering mountain, a total distance of about 612 metres (2,008 ft) before the water leaps out into Åkrafjorden at the base of the mountain.

  9. Suruli Falls - Wikipedia

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    Suruli falls, is located 56 km (35 mi) from Theni and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Cumbum in the Theni District in Tamil Nadu, India.It is a 2 stage Cascading water fall.The Suruli River supplying the falls originates from the Meghamalai mountain range.