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World Beautiful Waterfalls by aleniboro(m): 1:29pm On Sep 25, 2014
I love natural physical environment such as unique landforms, water falls and the likes. Here are the famous and beautiful waterfall in the world that are good for tourism.

1. Victoria Falls is often called the largest waterfall in the world, although it is neither the highest nor the widest. It has a width of 1.7 kilometers (1 miles) and height of 108 meters (360 ft), roughly twice the height of North America’s Niagara Falls. In combined height and width Victoria Falls is rivaled only by South America’s Iguazu Falls.
Victoria Falls thunders obnoxiously in Southern Africa. A Scotsman named David Livingston "discovered" the falls around 1855 and named them after then-queen Victoria. The locals told Livingston they'd known about the falls for years, calling it "the smoke that thunders.

Re: World Beautiful Waterfalls by aleniboro(m): 1:35pm On Sep 25, 2014
2. Iguazu Falls are found on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Not very high (285 ft/87 m), but very impressive: it has 275 cascades, that form a horseshoe and stretch for 8858ft (2700 m).
One of the greatest natural wonders of the world, Iguaçu Falls is situated on the border between Brazil and Argentina. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along the Iguazu River. The majority of the falls are about 64 metres (210 ft) in height. The most impressive of them all is the Devil’s Throat a U-shaped, 82 meter high (269 ft), 150 meter (492 ft) wide and 700 meter (2300 ft) long waterfall.

Re: World Beautiful Waterfalls by aleniboro(m): 1:39pm On Sep 25, 2014
3. Niagara Falls is probably the most famous in the world. It marks US and Canada border. Niagara is formed of two sections – the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side – that are separated by an island. The Horseshoe Falls are more impressive: water here drops 173 ft (53 m), while the American Falls drop only 70–100 ft (21–30 m).
Niagara Falls looks like it used to be a giant lake, but then half the lake gave up and sunk, accepting that "this is just who I am now". The result is one of the most recognizable falls in the world. Consisting of three individual waterfalls (Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls), Niagara has seen countless "daredevils" construct barrels for upwards of $30,000, only to plunge 165ft into the waters below. Which makes total sense when you look up the word 'idiot' in the dictionary.

Re: World Beautiful Waterfalls by estyvino(m): 2:23pm On Sep 25, 2014
Each time I see the beauty of nature, I give praise to God.

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Re: World Beautiful Waterfalls by MightyFortress: 3:06pm On Sep 25, 2014
Beautiful and worth seeing..
Re: World Beautiful Waterfalls by Pronmix(m): 3:31pm On Sep 25, 2014
Beautiful mother nature. I could spend an entire day staring at these beauties.

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