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Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. [1] Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. [1] Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock. [1] Some waterfalls are also distinct in that they do not flow continuously.
The falls are formed where the full width of the river plummets in a single vertical drop into a transverse chasm 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) wide, carved along a fracture zone in the basalt plateau. The depth of the chasm, called the First Gorge, varies from 80 metres (260 ft) at its western end to 108 metres (354 ft) in the centre.
Following is the list of waterfalls in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان کے ...
The first recorded European to reach the base of the falls was the Latvian explorer Aleksandrs Laime, also known as Alejandro Laime to the native Pemon tribe. He reached the falls alone in 1946. He was the first to reach the upper side of the falls in the late 1950s, by climbing up the back side, where the slope is not vertical. [15]
It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a plunge waterfall. The falls are major attractions for tourists and is ranked 36th in the list of free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database. [11] [12]
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.
Shingrai Waterfall (Urdu: شنگرئی آبشار) also known as Shingro Dand [1] (Pashto: شنگرو ڈنڈ) is a waterfall located in Shingrai Manglawar in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is known for its high and beautiful surrounding.
Kaaterskill Falls – 53 m (174 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (259 ft), in Greene County; Lucifer Falls – 35 m (115 ft) in Robert H. Treman State Park; Pixley Falls – 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County; Salmon River Falls – 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County