Big Waterfalls
Waterfalls that are significantly Tall or handle a High Volume of water. Limited to those that belong to the Top 20 of either category on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_by_height or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_by_flow_rate.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Canaima National Park | ||
Golden Mountains of Altai | Shinok Waterfall | |
Iguacu | ||
Iguazu National Park | ||
Ivindo National Park | Kongou Falls - with a flow rate of 900 it is #17 in the world | |
Kakadu National Park | Jim Jim Falls | |
Maloti-Drakensberg Park | ||
Nahanni National Park | Virginia Falls | |
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | Catarata Arco Iris | |
Te Wahipounamu | Sutherland Falls (3 Drops 590m total) | |
Victoria Falls | "the largest curtain of falling water in the world" (OUV) | |
West Norwegian Fjords | Geirangerfjord: numerous, among them the Seven Sisters and the Suitor | |
Yellowstone | Yellowstone Falls | |
Yosemite National Park | Yosemite Falls (highest in North America) |
Suggestions?
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