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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.
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Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. [1] Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. [1] Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. [1] [2] Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. [1] [2] Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it ...
Lake Quill is a tarn located in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park at 979 m above sea level. [1] The cirque lake of approximately 1.2 km 2 is the source of Sutherland Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in the country and seventh-highest in the world, cascading from Lake Quill in three tiers into the Arthur Valley alongside the Milford Track, approximately 20 km from Milford Sound.
Colonial Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in the continental United States. [2] In a horizontal traverse of more than 4,200 feet (1,300 m), it falls 2,568 feet (783 m) vertically in 13 distinct drops, with an average incline of 65 degrees.
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 ...
In one of the main preview pictures for Google's operating system Android, Moraine lake was used as a background picture. Moraine Lake at Sunset. In one of the backgrounds available on the Blackberry Pearl. In one of the backgrounds available on the Palm Pre. In one of Windows Vista Starter wallpapers. In one of the themes available on Google ...