Niagara Falls

• The Niagara Falls are located on the border of

Ontario, Canada and New York, USA.
• The Niagara Falls are made up of 3 waterfalls,
Bridal Veil Falls, the American Falls, and the
Horseshoe Falls
The Horseshoe Falls
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• The 3 waterfalls combine to produce the highest flow
rate of any waterfall on earth.
• The largest vertical drop is over 165 feet (50 metres).
• The Niagara Falls were created by glacier activity
around 10000 years ago.
• The Niagara Falls are a source of hydropower,
producing large amounts of electricity.
• About 28,000,000 litres of water travel down Niagara
Falls every second
• The Niagara River drains water from Lake Erie into
Lake Ontario.
• At the current rate of erosion, scientists believe that the
Niagara Falls will be gone in around 50000 years
 Nik Wallenda
• In 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first person to
cross the Niagara Falls by tightrope 153 years after
the first person. He did so after receiving permission
from both the Canadian and United States
governments, although he was required to carry his
passport and present it on entry to the Canadian side
of the falls.
 Goat Island
• Goat Island sits in the middle of the Niagara
Falls, between Horseshoe Falls and Bridal Veil
Falls.
• A monument dedicated to Serbian-American
inventor Nikola Tesla sits on Goat Island.
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• The Niagara Falls are a huge tourist attraction
and are visited by around 30 million people
every year.
• To make them even more attractive they are
lit up at night