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Where to Photograph
Major Waterfalls
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Waterfall |
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Angel Falls | Venezuela | Angel Falls | World's highest at 979 metres (3212 feet) in Venezuela. |
Bambarakanda Falls | Sri Lanka's | Bambarakanda Falls | Sri Lanka's tallest waterfall at 263m |
Bridalveil Fall | USA | Bridalveil Fall | Yosemite Valley is 189m (620 ft) high with a sheer drop when flowing |
Cascata delle Marmore | Italy | Cascata delle Marmore | Tallest manmade waterfall in the world ? |
Cautley Spout | UK | Cautley Spout | 175 m (580ft) is the highest waterfall in England |
Colonial Creek Falls | USA | Colonial Creek Falls | Tallest waterfall in North America at 2,584ft (788m), is located in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, United States. |
Eas a' Chual Aluinn | UK | Eas a' Chual Aluinn | At 200m (658ft), is the highest waterfall in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. |
Gocta | Peru | Gocta | Fifth-highest in the world at 771m (2532ft) and located in the province Chachapoyas, Peru. |
Hannoki Falls | Japan | Hannoki Falls | The tallest waterfall in Asia at 1,640ft (500m) and located in Tateyama, Japan. |
High Force | UK | High Force | On the River Tees, is one of the tallest waterfalls in England |
Huangguoshu Waterfall | China | Huangguoshu Waterfall | Anshun, Guizhou, China, is the largest waterfall in Asia. |
Iguazu Falls | Argentina/Brazil | Iguazu Falls | Tall and extremely wide falls located in South America on the Argentina/Brazil border. |
Jog Falls | India | Jog Falls | India's eighth highest (listed as 314 ranking on the World Waterfall Database), located in Karnataka state, India. |
Jurong Falls | Singapore | Jurong Falls | Singapore is the tallest artificial waterfall in the world. ? |
Kaieteur Falls | Guyana | Kaieteur Falls | On the Potaro River in central Guyana, south America, located in the Kaieteur National Park, is 226m (741ft). |
Krimmler Wasserfälle | Austria | Krimmler Wasserfälle | 380m, is Austria's second tallest waterfall and located in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria. |
Multnomah Falls | USA | Multnomah Falls | 611 feet (186m) high and 30ft wide. Oregon |
Niagara Falls | USA | Niagara Falls |
The most powerful falls in North America. |
Pissing Mare Falls | USA | Pissing Mare Falls | At 350m (1148ft), are the highest in eastern North America. |
Pistyll Rhaeadr | UK | Pistyll Rhaeadr | The highest waterfall in Wales at 240ft (73m) |
Ramnefjellsfossen | Norway | Ramnefjellsfossen | The world's third highest at 808m (2685ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway |
Rhine Falls | Switzerland | Rhine Falls | Europe's widest and located in Switzerland. |
ShirAbad Waterfall | Iran | ShirAbad Waterfall | Located in Golestan, Khanbebin, Shirabad. |
St.Clair's Falls | Sri Lanka | St.Clair's Falls | Sri Lanka's widest waterfall 265ft high. |
Swallow Falls | UK | Swallow Falls | One of Wales's largest waterfalls. |
Takakkaw Falls | Canada | Takakkaw Falls | 384m (1260 feet) in Yoho National Park in Canada. |
Tequendama Falls | Colombia | Tequendama Falls | 132m high waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30km southwest of Bogotá in Colombia. |
Tugela Falls | South Africa | Tugela Falls | The world's second highest at 947m (3110ft) in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa. |
Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe/Zambia | Victoria Falls | The largest waterfall in the world and is more than a mile long. It is located on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
Waihilau Falls | Hawaii, USA | Waihilau Falls | Tallest waterfalls in the United States at 2,600ft (792m), are located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States. |
Yosemite Falls | USA | Yosemite Falls | Second tallest in North America at 2,425ft, is located in Yosemite National Park, United States. |
Yumbilla Falls | Peru | Yumbilla Falls | The world's fifth tallest waterfall and located in Peru. |
To see list of other major waterfalls around the world see List of waterfalls by country
Worlds Best 100 Waterfalls
Top 10 wWaterfalls
www.world-of-waterfalls.com/top-10-waterfalls.html
This list will continue to grow as we come across new places. REMEMBER if know of somewhere that you feel is a good place please let us know.
See also
Waterfalls Section for more articles on waterfalls and how to photograph them as well as links to listings of them by country and individual locations guides.
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