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General Knowledge - Waterfalls

The following table enlists the major Waterfalls (Based on Height) of the world −

Waterfalls Height (in Location On (River)

Meters)

Angel Falls 979 Venezuela Churun River (a tributary of Orinoco

River)

Tugela Falls 948 South Africa Tugela River

Tres Hermanas 914 Peru N/A

Falls

Olo'upena Falls 900 Hawaii N/A

(USA)

Yumbilla Falls 896 Peru N/A

The following table enlists the major Waterfalls (Based on Flow Rate) of the world −

Waterfalls Mean annual flow rate Width River Location

(m3/s) (m)

Boyoma Falls 17,000 1,372 Lualaba Democratic Republic of

the Congo

Guaíra Falls 13,300 Parana Paraguay & Brazil

Khone Phapheng 11,610 10,783 Mekong Laos

Falls

Niagara Falls 2,407 1,203 Niagara Canada

Iguazú Falls 1,746 2,700 Iguazu Argentina & Brazil

Victoria 1,088 1,708 Zambezi Zambia & Zimbabwe

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