Many tourists love traveling for the opportunity to find unique natural attractions and see outlandish beauties with their own eyes. These places include waterfalls, because nothing compares to the sensations given by the sound of seething water streams. They fascinate and calm, fill with energy and amaze with their massiveness. Today we will talk about the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, highlighting 15 leaders.
Angel in Venezuela
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the absolute record holder for “growth”. Salto Angel has a height of 978 meters, which is 15 times higher than Niagara. The waterfall is located in Kanayama National Park, which attracts a huge tourist flow. The history of the name of the waterfall is quite interesting – it bears the surname of an American aviator – Jimmy Angel.
Sutherland in New Zealand
Sutherland is one of the highest waterfalls in Oceania (580 m). It is located in Fiordland National Nature Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rapid Sutherland stream rushes down the green slopes with a deafening noise. The source of the waterfall is a beautiful mountain lake hidden behind the giant peaks of the Southern Alps.
Tugela in South Africa
Tugela Falls follows the record holder, but its height is only 411 meters. But at the same time, it is the most interesting and unusual decoration of the Royal Tugela National Park. The waterfall includes three cascades at once, which form a narrow ribbon from the slope of Dragon Mountain. The waterfall is difficult to access, as only a couple of paths lead to it, and one of them is a cable car.
Iguazu in Brazil
Iguazu Falls in Brazil breaks all records for size, only in another dimension – its width is 2.7 kilometers, which form 270 small waterfalls at once. This record holder appeared due to a strong volcanic eruption. The volume of water flow in the rainy season is about 13 thousand cubic meters.
Victoria in South Africa
Victoria Falls in South Africa can be considered one of the most important and beautiful attractions of the entire continent. From the local language the name translates as something like “Thundering Smoke”. It appeared due to a huge curtain of small water particles that stretched for about 2 km. The maximum water flow per second is 5 million liters.
Niagara in the USA
The most famous name was given to Niagara Falls. It is also famous because anyone who has visited America or Canada can get to the waterfall. The height of the waterfall is 53 meters, and the maximum flow of water is 2.8 million in just a second.
Zhenzhutan in China
Zhenzhutan Waterfall is not huge in size, but its beauty is clearly not inferior to those listed above. Located in the Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve in China. The top of the rock contains a rapid, which breaks the flow of water into several smaller but beautiful waterfalls.
Rideau in Canada
Rideau Falls in Canada is distinguished by its incredible shape, which is obtained due to icing. It transformed a beautiful stream of water into a giant block of ice. As a result, the waterfall can show off millions of hanging icicles, which are constantly formed due to the large flow of water.
Gokta in Peru
The Gokta waterfall in Peru is the 5th highest in the world – 771 meters. A notable feature of this waterfall is the time of its opening. So, the world learned about it only at the beginning of this century – in 2005. Until this time, beauty was not accessible to civilization, and only the aborigines admired it.
Vinnufossen in Norway
Vinnufossen waterfall in Norway occupies a respected place in the world ranking and first in Europe, its height is 860 meters. The waterfall is formed by four large streams of water falling from Mount Vinnufailet. The water falls so loudly and noisily that sometimes it seems as if it is capable of demolishing the entire valley below.
