Waterfalls are sudden cascades of water from a height, found on every continent except Antarctica. Norway has the most of the top 15 and 30 largest waterfalls, while Angel Falls in Venezuela is the largest in the world. The largest waterfalls on each continent are listed, with Hawaii having the tallest in the US.
A waterfall is a fall or cascade of unsupported flowing water that is sudden and comes from a height, such as over a precipice. There are many tall waterfalls in the world and among the top thirty largest waterfalls, waterfalls can be found on every continent except Antarctica, but Antarctica is also developing waterfalls with record temperatures.
The single largest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, but overall, it should be said that the largest waterfalls in the world are in Norway. Norway has five of the largest waterfalls in the world, ranking third, fourth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
The largest waterfalls on each of the continents are:
Sud America: Angel Falls in Venezuela, a 3,212 piedi (979 m)
Africa: Tugela in South Africa at 3,110 feet (947 m)
Europe: Utigord in Norway at 2,625 feet (800 m)
North America: Yosemite in California at 2,425 feet (739 m)
Asia: Dudhsagar in India a 1969 piedi (600 m)
Australia: tin mine in Kosciusko National Park at 1182m elevation
Of the fifteen largest waterfalls, two are fed by glaciers, two have their source in a creek, one in a stream, and the rest in rivers. Two of the top fifteen waterfalls are in Venezuela, two in California, both in Yosemite National Park, and Norway boasts six.
Of the thirty largest waterfalls, eight are in Norway and seven in the United States, either in Hawaii or in California. Eleven are in Europe, six on the North American mainland, five in South America. Four of those thirty are on islands: one in New Zealand and three in Hawaii.
The largest waterfalls in the United States, according to the World Waterfall Database, are found in Hawaii, Washington state, California, Montana and Alaska, with Hawaii boasting the three tallest. There are seventeen listed at 2,000 feet (610 m) or higher.
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