what is the largest waterfalls in the world?

Answer 1

♥ ♥ Angel Falls in Venezuela ♥ ♥

Answer 2

By "largest", I am assuming you are asking for the largest VOLUME, rather than most HEIGHT.

If that's the case, then Checkout this webpage and you will see that Iguazu Falls, located in Argentina and Brazil far supercedes Niagra Falls in sheer water volume.

http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/0091.htm

If you are talking about Heigth, then Angel Falls in Canaima National Park, Venezuela is the highest at 3210 ft.

Here's a photo and more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

Washington State has the largest Dry waterfall that you can look at thru "Virtual reality" by turning completely around 360 degrees to get a great panorama view. These falls were the result of a massive melt-off of some glaciers from the last Ice Age about 12-13,000 years ago. It's a pretty cool webpage to view:
http://virtualguidebooks.com/Washington/EasternWashington/DryFalls/DryFallsOverlook_FS.html

Answer 3

Angel Falls or Salto Ángel (indiginous name: Kerepakupay Vená) is the world's highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,210 ft) with an uninterrupted drop of 807 m (2,648 ft) lying in the Canaima National Park, Venezuela at 5°58′03″N, 62°32′08″W.

It is situated in the river Churún, an affluent of the Carrao. Tourists sometimes refer to this stretch of the river as the Auyan Tepui river but the river that culminates in the drop is the Kerepakupai-merú. In the indigenous Pemón language Kerepakupai-merú means "waterfall of the deepest place". The falls is also referred to as Churún-merú, an error, since that name corresponds to another waterfall within the Canaima National Park. Churún in indigenous Pemón language means "thunder".

Although sighted in the early 20th century by the explorer Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz, the waterfall was not known to the Western world until it was visited in 1935 by the American aviator, James Crawford Angel, on a flight whilst searching for a valuable ore bed. In 1936, he returned and landed his plane at the top of the waterfall. The falls are currently named "Angel Falls" after him; interestingly enough, the indigenous name for the falls was "Devil's Mouth".

Angel's Flamingo monoplane settled down into the marshy ground atop Auyan-tepui and remained there for 33 years before being lifted out by a helicopter. Jimmy Angel and his three companions managed to descend the tepui and make their way back to civilization in 11 days. Jimmy Angel's plane sits in the Aviation Museum in Maracay; the one visible on the top of the tepui is a replica.

The official height was determined by a National Geographic Society survey in 1949 (see Jungle Journey to the World's Highest Waterfall by Ruth Robertson). David Nott's book, Angels Four, chronicles the first successful climb up the face of Auyan Tepui (Devil's Mountain) to the top of the falls. The falls are one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions.

Angel Falls is located in the wilderness of Venezuela, and a trip to the falls is not a simple affair. An air flight is required. Trips to the falls are sold in a package that includes a plane flight from Caracas or Ciudad Bolívar to Canaima (the town which acts as an entry point to the national park), and subsequent boat trips, meals, and boarding, required to reach the falls. It is also possible to purchase a package that includes an aerial flyby of the falls. The falls cannot be seen on cloudy days, and there is no guarantee a visitor will see them. During the dry season (December to March) there is less water than what is seen in some photos, but it also more likely that the top will not be clouded. The entire trip usually takes 24 hours.

Answer 4

I get tired of people putting Niagara.
Niagara isn't close to being the tallest nor the biggest or widest or anything!! It's just famous.

THe world's largest are the Iguazu Falls between Argentina and Brazil in terms of how wide and how many waterfalls there are.
THey are also known to be the most beautiful. THey truly are. I went there twice and loved it! All surrounded by lush rainforest. And the trails that go through are excellent (The Argentina side has much better trails)

The tallest is the Angel Fall (Salto Angel) in Venezuela. It's over 3000 feet in height but it's not impressive. It's like a leaking water faucet. Hardly any water comes down and by the time it gets to the bottom it has all vaporized. If you are in Venezuela, go see it, but don't go to Venezuela just to see that.

Answer 5

Angel Falls in South America. There is also a falls in the Columbia River Gorge between the borders of Oregon and Washington that's supposed to be the largest "free falling" waterfall in the world. I guess that means how far the water drops before it hits something. Anyway, that's what the sign said.

Answer 6

Angel Falls is the world's tallest, located in Venezuela's Gran Sabana region

Africa's Victoria Falls is the world's largest waterfall

Answer 7

The largest falls are:

Angel Falls

Iguaco Falls

and the Niagra Falls

Answer 8

Largest meaning most amount of water, then the answer is Niagara Falls. Highest is Angels falls.

Answer 9

Angel Falls

Answer 10

* Angel Falls, the world's highest at 979 m (3212 ft), in Venezuela

* Tugela Falls, the world's second highest at 947 m (3110 ft), in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa

* Ramnefjellsfossen, the world's third highest at 808m (2685 ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway

* Gocta, the fifth highest in the world at 771 m (2533 ft), located in the province Chachapoyas, Peru

* Yosemite Falls, arguably the tallest in North America, located in Yosemite National Park, United States

* Rhine Falls, Europe's largest, located in Switzerland

* Iguazu Falls, a tall and extremely wide fall located in South America on the Argentina/Brazil border

* Jog Falls, India's highest and second highest in Asia, located in Karnataka state, India

* Jurong Falls in Singapore is said to be the tallest man-made waterfall in the world

* High Force on the River Tees is one of the tallest waterfalls in England

Answer 11

Niagara Falls I believe