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Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel; Pemon: Kerepakupai Merú or Parakupá Vená) is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall , with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft).
Canaima, Venezuela Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km 2 (12,000 sq mi) park in south-eastern Venezuela that roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region. It is located in Bolívar State, reaching the borders with Brazil and Guyana.
A revisited validation of waterfall measurements is not available and there is still uncertainty whether Tugela or Venezuela's Angel Falls is the tallest (both measurements were taken at considerable distance from the two waterfalls). [1] The combined total drop of its five distinct free-leaping falls is officially 948 m (3,110 ft).
These Falls were first made known to non-indigenous people by the U.S.-born explorer-aviator Jimmy Angel in 1937. He attempted to land his plane on top of Auyantepui, crashing (without fatalities) in one of his expeditions. It is the second-largest Guiana tepui, with a surface of 700 km 2 (270 sq mi), after Chimantá. It has an altitude of ...
Kukenán, also known as Matawi or Cuquenán, is a tepui in Bolívar State, Guayana Region, Venezuela. It has an estimated surface area of 2185 hectares (equivalent to 21.85 square kilometres). It is 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) high and about 3 km (1.9 mi) long. Kukenan Falls, which is 674 m (2,211 ft) high, is located at the south end of the tepui. [1]
National parks of Venezuela Number Image Date established Name Region State Type Area (km 2) 1: 2 February 1937: Henri Pittier: Central Region: Aragua Carabobo: Mountainous: 1,078.00 2: 2 May 1952: Sierra Nevada: Andean Region: Mérida Barinas: Mountainous: 2,764.46 3: 31 March 1958: Guatopo: Central Region: Miranda Guárico: Mountainous: 1,224 ...
Pages in category "Waterfalls of Venezuela" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angel Falls; C.
The following are lists of waterfalls in the world by height, classified into two categories — natural and artificial. Natural waterfalls are further subdivided between overall height and tallest single drop. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.