What are the world-famous waterfalls?

The world-famous waterfalls mainly include Niagara Waterfall, Victoria Waterfall, Iguazu Waterfall, Angel Waterfall, Huangguoshu Waterfall and Hukou Waterfall.

Niagara Falls is located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, separated by Goat Island, and belongs to Canada in the west. The great waterfall is also called horseshoe waterfall because of its horseshoe shape. The sound of waterfalls is deafening, and the water vapor is vast and towering. When the sun is shining, the splash of the waterfall will raise seven colors of rainbow. In winter, there will be a thin layer of ice on the surface of the waterfall, and then the waterfall will be quieter. There is a sightseeing boat downstream of the waterfall for tourists to visit. The name of the ship is also very meaningful. It's called Missing in the Fog. She can take you through the choppy waterfalls, so that you can really be in the confusing water mist, enjoy the thrilling sound of the waves and accept the baptism of nature.

Victoria Falls is located in the middle reaches of Zambezi River in Africa, and Zambia borders Zimbabwe. The waterfall is 1700 meters wide and the highest point 108 meters, which is twice as wide and twice as high as Niagara Falls. The average annual flow is about 934 cubic meters per second. The Zambezi River flows slowly before it reaches the waterfall. When the waterfall falls, it sounds like thunder. Local residents call it "Mosio Tunia" (meaning "fog of lightning"). The water from Victoria Falls flows into a canyon with a width ranging from 25 meters to 75 meters.

Iguazu Falls is located on the Iguazu River on the border between Argentina and Brazil. This is a horseshoe waterfall, 82 meters high and 4 kilometers wide, which is four times as wide as Niagara Falls and much wider than Victoria Falls. There are many rocky islands with trees on the edge of the cliff, which makes the Iguazu River fall into about 275 rapids or waterfalls with heights ranging from 60 meters to 82 meters. In rainy season, the maximum flow of the waterfall can reach 12750 m3/s, and the annual average flow is about1756m3/s. ..

Angel Waterfall, also known as Chulun Meru Waterfall, is located on Chulun River, a tributary of Caroni River in Guiana Plateau, Bolivarian State of Venezuela. The waterfall flows down from Oyantep Yi Shan on the flat-topped plateau, hardly touching the steep cliff surface. Once it falls to the ground, the drop reaches 979 meters, making it the highest waterfall in the world. The waterfall is in the deep mountains and forests, which was originally unknown. It was discovered by American explorer Angel in the flight of 1935, hence its name.

Huangguoshu Waterfall is located on Baishui River in Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province. When Baishui River flows through the local area, the riverbed breaks into nine waterfalls, and Huangguoshu is the largest one. The waterfall is about 80 meters wide, with a drop of 66 meters. At the peak, the flow reaches more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. It is famous for its huge water potential and is one of the world-famous waterfalls. The cliff behind the waterfall caved into a hole more than 20 meters deep. The cave is covered with waterfalls all the year round, so it is called "water curtain cave". Here you can see the strange sight of waterfalls flying down.

Hukou Waterfall is located between Yichuan County of Shaanxi Province and Jixian County of Shanxi Province. The Yellow River broke through the gate of Shaanxi in Pianguan Laoniuwan, and then turned to the south, like a sword to split the Qin Jin Plateau in half, leaving a deep canyon. The valley of 250 meters has become 30 meters. When the Yellow River flows here, the channel narrows sharply. At this time, the river was rushing, with a scream, and fell into a deep pool with a drop of about 30 meters. The mountain sounds like a huge pot boiling, hence the name "Hukou Waterfall".

Angel Waterfall, also known as Chulun Meru Waterfall, is the largest waterfall in the world, with a drop of 979 meters, which is 18 times that of Niagara Waterfall. Located on the Chulun River, a tributary of the Caroni River in Guiana Plateau, Bolivarian State of Venezuela.

Iguazu Waterfall, the widest waterfall in the world, is horseshoe-shaped, 82 meters high and 4000 meters wide. It is the widest waterfall in the world, with an average flow of 65,438+0,700 cubic meters per second, and the water volume ranks sixth in the world.

The largest waterfall group in the world-Jiulong Waterfall Group

Niagara Falls 1

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River at the junction of Canada and the United States. Gothic Island in the river divides the waterfall in two. The larger part is Hoshu Waterfall, which is 56 meters high and 670 meters long, near the Canadian side, and the smaller part is Americana Waterfall, which is 58 meters high and 320 meters wide, next to the American side. The formation of Niagara Falls and its scoured Niagara Canyon has special geological conditions, in which the shale is washed away by water continuously, making the waterfall move upstream on average 1842 to 1905. In order to protect waterfalls, the governments of the United States and Canada have spent a lot of money to build some control projects to reduce the erosion of rocks by waterfalls.

2. Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is located in the middle reaches of Zambezi River in Africa, and Zambia borders Zimbabwe. The waterfall is 1700 meters wide and the highest point 108 meters, which is twice as wide and twice as high as Niagara Falls. The average annual flow is about 934 cubic meters per second. The Zambezi River flows slowly before it reaches the waterfall. When the waterfall falls, it sounds like thunder. Local residents call it "Mosio Tunia" (meaning "fog of lightning"). The water from Victoria Falls flows into a canyon with a width ranging from 25 meters to 75 meters.

3.iguazu falls

Iguazu Falls is located on the Iguazu River on the border between Argentina and Brazil. This is a horseshoe waterfall, 82 meters high and 4 kilometers wide, which is four times as wide as Niagara Falls and much wider than Victoria Falls. There are many rocky islands with trees on the edge of the cliff, which makes the Iguazu River fall into about 275 rapids or waterfalls with heights ranging from 60 meters to 82 meters. 165438+ During the rainy season from 10 to March of the following year, the maximum discharge of the waterfall can reach 12750 m3/s, with an average annual rate of about1756m3/s. ..

Other famous waterfalls

(1) Angel Waterfall: Located in Venezuela, it is the largest waterfall (979 meters) in the world.

(2) Tugra Falls in southern Africa.

(3) Kalambo Falls between Tanzania and Zambia.

Yosemite falls, California, USA.

(5) Lacouk South Falls in Guyana and Venezuela.

(6) Thornland Falls in New Zealand

Wolomonby Falls, New South Wales, Australia

(8) Simadora Falls in Norway

(9) The East Notre Dame Falls in Norway

(10) Gavalin Falls, France

(1 1) Galsopa Falls: Located on the Salava River in the west of Karnapek, India, with a height difference of 289.09 meters. The largest waterfall in India.

(12) Iguazu Waterfall: Located 23km upstream of the intersection of Iguazu River and parana river on the Argentine-Brazilian border, it is the largest waterfall in South America.

(13) Konggen Waterfall: Located on the Mekong River in Chambazhai Province, Laos, with a width of 9.7 kilometers, it is the largest flowing waterfall in the world.

1. Hukou Waterfall. In China, no river has ever been endowed with so many honors and responsibilities. When the Yellow River was honored as the "mother", it was endowed with too many historical missions. The Yellow River flows through the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge and reaches the territory of Jixian County. The water surface suddenly narrowed from more than 400 meters wide to more than 50 meters. In the book Gong Yu, only eight words are used: "Cover the river vortex, like a pot." The image of Hukou Waterfall is vividly on the paper.

2. Lushan Waterfall The main waterfalls of Lushan Waterfall Group are Sandiequan Waterfall, Kaixian Waterfall, Shimenjian Waterfall, Huanglongtan Waterfall and Wulongtan Waterfall, Wangjiapo Waterfall and Yu Lian Waterfall. Because Li Bai's famous sentence "Looking at Lushan Waterfall" "Rizhao incense burner produces purple smoke, and the waterfall hangs in front of the river" is widely known.

3. Maling River Waterfall: the largest waterfall group in China. Maling River originates from Wumeng Mountains, and there are more than 60 waterfalls and springs in Maling River. There are 13 waterfalls in the canyon only 2 kilometers long in the cliff area, forming a spectacular waterfall group. The most distinctive is Pearl Waterfall. Four white and soft waterfalls fell from the top of the cliff more than 200 meters high, appearing and disappearing on the layered rock pages, hitting thousands of water droplets and shining in the sun, as if someone was shielding the waves all over the cliff from the top.

4. quicksand waterfall: the most exquisite waterfall. The fall of Liusha Waterfall in Xiangxi is 216m, which is said to be the highest in China. From Dehang town, the village road goes to quicksand waterfall and stops all the way. At a corner, you can see the waterfall in the distance. Most of the time, waterfalls fly down from cliffs with a very high drop. When the water reached the bottom, it dispersed into quicksand.

5. Jiuzhaigou Waterfall: the cleanest waterfall group. Walking along the current in Jiuzhaigou is a wonderful enjoyment. From the Arrow Bamboo Sea, the Panda Sea, the Five Flowers Sea, the Peacock River to the Pearl Beach, from the white snow to the gurgling stream, from the chaotic waterfall to the quiet lake, the pure stream is as bumpy as a big river, and the luck and tragic of the water are exposed on the earth.

6. Jingbo Lake Waterfall: the largest volcanic waterfall in China. Mudanjiang has long been a very docile river. The volcanic eruption ten thousand years ago rewrote the life course of Mudanjiang. Quaternary basalt flow formed a natural dam near Diaoshuilou, intercepted the Mudanjiang exit, raised the water level, and formed more than 90 square kilometers of Jingbo Lake. The roaring and rushing lake overflowed the smooth lava bed and poured down from the fault cliffs, forming a waterfall with a width of 40 meters and a rainy season drop of more than 20 meters, which is the largest volcanic waterfall in China.

7. Huangguoshu Waterfall Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most magnificent movement on Baishui River, which wonderfully combines the slowness and exultation of the river. What falls from the top of the 68-meter-high cliff is the enthusiasm of the whole river. The river is rich and full of charm, but it is also gentle and elegant. The water vapor floats on a waterfall with a width of 8 1 meter. If the sun shines properly, it can form a charming rainbow.

8. UnionPay Waterfall UnionPay Waterfall is located in Tianxingqiao Scenic Area, only 7 kilometers away from Huangguoshu Waterfall. Tianxingqiao is a karst landscape park. There are many hills and roads around the lake. When you climb a stone peak, you find that when you go to the opposite peak, you have to cross a unique bridge. It is a naturally formed stone bridge with a stone in the middle, which happened to be formed when a meteor fell. Tianxingqiao got its name from this. After crossing the bridge, you arrive at Tianxing Cave. What is particularly magical in the cave is a group of stalagmites, which are shaped like the legendary Eight Immortals, and there is a shallow water on the side, so it is called "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea". After coming out of the hole, there was a pool of water in front of me. Due to the rugged rock group, the flowing water has the shape of a waterfall, and many small waterfalls constitute a magnificent momentum.

Then there is unionpay waterfall. Several boulders hang down naturally like shoulders, allowing the flowing water to overflow gently and slowly gather in the deep pool. The rock surface is like rough skin, and flowing water forms beautiful silver particles on it, so the whole landscape is like silver practice, and its soft charm makes people's hearts soft at once.

Detian Waterfall: Detian Waterfall is located in the upper reaches of Guichunjiang River in daxin county, about 50 meters away from Monument No.53 on the Sino-Vietnamese border and about 208 kilometers away from Nanning, the capital of the autonomous region. The main waterfall is 100 meters wide, 60 meters deep and 70 meters low. It is integrated with Banyo Waterfall in Vietnam, with a total width of 208 meters. It is the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia and the second largest transnational waterfall in the world.

When you visit the Tianjing Scenic Area, the first number is Detian Waterfall. Detian Waterfall is located in the upper reaches of Guichun River in daxin county, about 50 meters away from boundary pillar 53 on the Sino-Vietnamese border. The clear Guichunjiang River is a tributary of the Zuojiang River and the boundary river between China and Vietnam. Detian Waterfall is a masterpiece when it flows through Putang Island. The mighty Guichun River surges from the north, and Putang Island with three high cliffs stands tall, blocking the flow of the river. The river drops from the cliff as high as 50 meters, hits the solid stone, splashing, foggy, hanging like silk from a distance, splashing like jade from a close look, colorful through the refraction of sunlight, and the sound of water. With a width of 100 meter, a depth of more than 60 meters and a drop of nearly 50 meters, the waterfall is the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia and the second largest transnational waterfall in the world, and has been designated as a special scenic spot by the state. It is connected with Banyo Waterfall in Vietnam, just like a pair of close sisters. Downstream of the waterfall, Chinese and Vietnamese border people are engaged in border trade. They used to carry people on their shoulders, but now they have carried them by cars and boats.