Worlds Amazing Water Falls

Angel Falls, Venezuela, 979 metres (3212 feet)

Angel Falls is the world’s highest waterfall. Angel Falls – spills from the Auyantepui into what is known as the Devil’s canyon 979 Meters below. The indigenous people call it Kerepakupai-mer but is was named Angel Falls after Jimmy Angel, an American bush pilot and gold-hunting adventurer, who discovered it in 1937. The waters fall freely some 807 meters (2,648 feet) and reach the bottom of the valley as a misty spray that gathers into a small creek which eventually finds its way into the north-bound Churun River. The height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the water is atomized by the strong winds and turned into mist. The mist can be felt a mile away. The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep River (alternatively known as the Rio Gauya), which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River. It is located in the Canaima National Park a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela.

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Tugela Falls , KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa, 947 m (3110 ft)

The Tugela Falls, the second tallest waterfall in the world located at the Royal Natal National Park in the Kwazulu Natal State in South Africa is a fifty foot wide, five tiered waterfall fed by the Tugela River that begins at 3,110 feet with the tallest single drop of its’ five tiers measuring in at 1,350 feet. There are 2 trails to the Falls. The top of Mount-Aux-Sources and starts at the Sentinel car park at Witsieshoek via Phuthadjhaba from where it is a relatively short climb to the top of the Amphiteare. Or you can reach the bottom of the falls after a relatively short hike of about five miles by way of the Royal Natal National Park of South Africa. The source of the Tugela River (Zulu for ’sudden’) is at Mont-Aux-Sources several kilometers from the escarpment from which the falls drop. The water is pure and safe to drink above the falls.

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Three Sisters Falls, Peru, South America, 914 meters (3000 feet)

The triple set of waterfalls dubbed the “Three Sisters” is an amazing San Diego County feature not many have seen. In full flood, these cascades put on a show reminiscent of Yosemite’s show stoppers — except at a reduced scale. The waterfall is called the Three Sisters because of its three separate tiers. Two of the top tiers are visible from the air, and the water drops into a large basin of sorts where a third plunge emerges. The falls are nearly completely surrounded by forests, and trees around the Three Sisters Falls reach as high as 100 feet. The falls’ height reaches about 3,000 feet (914 meters). Since some of the upstream drainage of Boulder Creek comes from Cuyamaca Reservoir, regulated releases of water there can greatly affect the volume of water flowing over the falls.

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Olo’upena Falls, USA, Hawaii, 900 meters (2953 feet)

Olo’upena Falls is the 4th largest waterfall in the world — a massive 2,953 feet waterfall — though thin on volume. Located on the remote Hawaiian island of Molokai, this impressive waterfall is a rarely seen wonder. The few who see this waterfall do from aerial view, as it’s surrounded by huge mountains on both side. It also has very little water running through it, so it’s easy to miss. This waterfall is tiered and looks like a ribbon waterfall because of its thin appearance.