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This waterfall located at The Lakes Plitvice. This is a national park in the
highlands of the eponymous Plitvice, Croatia, on the border with Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Sixteen separate lakes (12 lakes upper cluster and 4 lakes below
cluster), which is formed naturally tiered heights ranging from 636 m to 503 m.
Water that comes out of the lowest lake then forming the Korana river.
Plitvice Lakes which is situated on karstic rocks, mainly dolomite and
limestone, which form the special features. The lake is naturally fragmented by
travertine dams, which is a deposit of moss, algae and bacteria. Travertine dam
formation is increased by about 1 cm per year. The lake is also famous for its
color changes from blue sky, green, blue or gray. This color change depends on
the amount of minerals or organisms in the water and the elevation of the sun.
Park has been listed in UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. After Opertion
Storm, UNESCO listed the park is in the status of ‘danger’ on the List of World
Heritage in Danger. With a variety of considerations, the government of Croatia
set the status of de-mining efforts. In December 1998 UNESCO issued the status
of endangered site to this national park. Today, Plitvice Lakes is one of the
biggest tourist attractions in Croatia. In 2000, the park has been expanded by
over 102 km ².
Plitvice Falls
8. Ramona Falls
Ramona Falls is a waterfall on the upper Sandy River on the west side of Mount
Hood, Oregon, United States. It is in scenic wilderness along the Pacific Crest
Trail at elevation 3,576 feet (1,090 m). The falls are about 120 feet (37 m)
tall overall consisting of a wall of cascades.
Ramona Falls
7. Iguazu Falls
Iguazu is waterfall of the Iguazu River located on the border of Brazil,
Paraquay and Argentina. The name Iguazu comes from the Guarani (y = water and
ûasú = large). The legend of this waterfall is that a god planned to marry a
native girl named Naipí, but she fled with his boyfriend Tarobá in the boat. In
the anger of the god sliced the river to form a waterfall, to punish that two
human fell there eternally. The first European to find this waterfall is the
Conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca from Spain in 1541.Iguaza are a
combination of 275 waterfalls along the 2.7 km of the Iguazu River. Some of them
fell from a height of 82 meters, mostly around 64 meters. Garganta del Diablo
(Devil’s Throat), a U-shaped 82-meter height, width of 150 meters long and 700
meters is the most impressive one.
The waterfall can be reached from two major cities, each of which lies in both
sides of this waterfall: through Foz Iguacu Parana state of Brazil and from the
province of Misiones Puerto Iguazu in Argentina as well as from Ciudad del Este
(Paraguay). This waterfall is set by both countries as national park. Iguazu
National Park of Argentina and Iguaçu National Park of Brazil. Also designated
as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and 1986.
Iguazu Falls
6. Detian Falls
Detian waterfalls or Ban Gioc Falls, known in Vietnam as thác Ban Gi is a series
of waterfalls in Quy Xuan River in China-Vietnam border, which lies at the Karst
hills of Daxing County in Chongzuo city of Guangxi province in China, and in
Trung Khanh District, Cao Bang province in the side of Vietnam, 272 km north of
Hanoi.
Waterfall falling from a height of thirty meters. Scattered among the rocks and
trees, water falls and the sound like thunder from the far distance.
Until now remains controversy regarding the border demarcation at this location
as determined in 1999 VietNam-China Treaty on Land Borderline, originated from
the unclear definition and placement of signs on the border in a legal document
between France and the Qing government. One faction believes that this overall
waterfall of Vietnam, that the boundary marker stones have been moved after the
Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979.
Detian Falls
5. Victoria Falls
Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders) is the name used by locals. The name of
Victoria Falls is the name given by the Scottish explorer, Dr.David Livingstone
in 1855. Victoria Falls is located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River
between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
This waterfall is part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in
Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and also a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. This waterfall is a major attraction in South Africa.
While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, it is
claimed to be the largest. This claim is based on a width of 1,708 metres (5,604
ft) and height of 108 meters (360 ft), forming the largest sheet of falling
water in the world. The falls’ maximum flow rate compares well with that of
other major waterfalls.
Victoria Falls
4. Havasu Falls
Havasu Falls is the second waterfall in the canyon. And It can be accessed from
a trail on the right side (left side when heading upstream) of the main trail.
The side trail leads across a small plateau and drops into the main pool.
Havasupai is arguably the most famous and most visited of all the falls, and is
considered one of the most photographed waterfalls in the world. The falls
consist of one main chute that drops over a 120-foot (37 m) vertical cliff (due
to the high mineral content of the water, the falls are ever-changing and
sometimes break into two separate chutes of water) into a large pool.
The falls are known for their natural pools, created by mineralization, although
most of these pools were damaged and/or destroyed in the early 1990s by large
floods that washed through the area. A small man-made dam was constructed to
help restore the pools and to preserve what is left. There are many picnic
tables on the opposite side of the creek and it is very easy to cross over by
following the edges of the pools. It is possible to swim behind the falls and
enter a small rock shelter behind it.
Havasu Falls
3. El Nicho Falls
El Nicho Falls is located in Grupo Guamuhaya part of Sierra de Trinidad
mountainous is the second highest point in Cuba Pico San Juan 1108 m about 46 km
from Cienfuegos. At mountains of the El Nicho you can hike through the caves,
water fall bathing and track the mountain’s exoticFlora & Fauna. Those
interested in another kind of wildlife can go bird-watching in a protected
sanctuary. The Tocororo lives in this mountain region, Cuban national bird, with
beautiful, showy colors.
El Nicho Falls
2. Angel Falls
Salto Angel Waterfall or Angel Falls is the highest free falling waterfall in
the world with a height of 979 meters (3212 feet) with no barriers fall around
807 meters (2647 feet). This waterfall is located in the Rio Caroni, Canaima,
Venezuela.
Although first seen in the early 20th century by the explorer Ernesto de Santa
Cruz, the waterfall was not known officially to the world until discovered by
American aviator James Crawford Angel that was flying to find the location of a
gold mine. In 1936, James Angel returned and landed his plane near a waterfall.
The waterfall was named Angel Falls” to the memory of its discoverer, James
Crawford Angel. Pemon Indian tribes called this waterfall as “Auyan-tepui” (“Aiyan-tepui”)
which means “Mountain of Evil”. Its official elevation is in 1949. This
waterfall is the most famous tourist attractions in Venezuela.
Angel Falls
1.Niagra Falls
Niagara is a large waterfall on the Niagara River at the international border
line between the US state of New York with the Canadian province of Ontario.
This waterfall is about 17 miles (27 km) north northwest of Buffalo,New York and
75 miles (120 km) southeast of Toronto, Ontario.
Niagara is a group of three waterfalls. Those waterfalls are Horseshoe waterfall
(sometimes referred to as Canada’s waterfall), America waterfall, and the
smaller Bridal Veil waterfall separated by Luna Island from the main waterfall.
Although not too high, the Niagara waterfalls are very wide and most popular in
the world. More than 6 million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water per minute was
dropped and this is the most powerful waterfall in North America.Niagara Falls
is famous for its beauty and valuable as the use of hydro resources, a form of
managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial.
Niagara Falls
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