Big Waterfalls

Connected Sites: 14

Definition

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.

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Connected Sites

Victoria Falls

Zambia, Zimbabwe

Inscribed: 1989

4.47

136

5

"the largest curtain of falling water in the world" (OUV)
Canaima National Park

Venezuela

Inscribed: 1994

3.74

26

3
Maloti-Drakensberg Park

Lesotho, South Africa

Inscribed: 2000

3.32

82

5
Kakadu National Park

Australia

Inscribed: 1981

3.85

92

9

Jim Jim Falls
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Bolivia

Inscribed: 2000

2.94

2

1

Catarata Arco Iris
Ivindo National Park

Gabon

Inscribed: 2021

3.88

1

0

Kongou Falls - with a flow rate of 900 it is #17 in the world
Iguazu National Park

Argentina

Inscribed: 1984

4.36

203

9
Yosemite National Park

United States of America

Inscribed: 1984

4.28

288

12

Yosemite Falls (highest in North America)
Yellowstone

United States of America

Inscribed: 1978

4.49

215

12

Yellowstone Falls
West Norwegian Fjords

Norway

Inscribed: 2005

4.21

224

9

Geirangerfjord: numerous, among them the Seven Sisters and the Suitor
Te Wahipounamu

New Zealand

Inscribed: 1986

4.18

121

11

Sutherland Falls (3 Drops 590m total)
Nahanni National Park

Canada

Inscribed: 1978

3.76

7

4

Virginia Falls
Golden Mountains of Altai

Russia

Inscribed: 1998

3.38

22

3

Shinok Waterfall
Iguacu

Brazil

Inscribed: 1986

4.27

202

10