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Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world’s tallest waterfall at over 3200 feet high, while Niagara Falls has one of the highest flow rates. Angel Falls was named after Jimmie Angel and inspired the waterfall in the Disney film “Up”. There is controversy over its true height.
The tallest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, also known as Kerepakupai Vená (“waterfall of the deepest place”) in the local language. These falls are over 3200 feet high and include an uninterrupted drop of approximately 2650 feet. By comparison, Horseshoe Falls, the tallest part of the Niagara Falls group, is 188 feet tall at its highest point. However, Niagara Falls is considered extraordinary due to its breadth and power. Together, these falls have one of the highest flow rates of any waterfall in the world. More than 6 million cubic feet of water can pass over Niagara Falls every minute during the peak season.
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Angel Falls is named after Jimmie Angel, an aviator who was the first to fly over it in 1933.
Angel Falls was the inspiration for the waterfall featured in the Disney animated film “Up”, although the waterfalls in that film were called “Paradise Falls”.
There is controversy over the true height of Angel Falls, with some geologists arguing that Tugela Falls in South Africa, usually awarded second place at around 3,100 feet high, is actually the taller of the two.
