Iceland seems to overflow with waterfalls, each with its own fascinating features. Seljalandsfoss, in the south, isn’t the tallest (with a drop of 200 feet/61m) but it’s one of the few waterfalls in the world that you can walk all the way around.
Oregon’s tallest waterfall is a neck-craning 611 feet (186m) tall, framed by sheer basalt cliffs and slopes thick with maple trees, whose leaves turn gold in autumn.
When one waterfall just isn’t enough, there’s Iguazú Falls – the world’s largest waterfall system and certainly among the most awe-inspiring sights.
Technically, the largest known falls is the Denmark Strait cataract, which lies beneath the Atlantic Ocean. But, on land, Angel Falls takes the literal top spot as the world’s tallest waterfall.
A mighty sight on the mighty Zambezi River, Victoria Falls is more than 5,500 feet (1,700m) wide and has a sheer drop of 355 feet (108m).
One of the world’s largest waterfalls is tucked deep in the Bosque de Cataratas Gigantes de Cuispes – which, appropriately, translates as Forest of Gigantic Waterfalls of Cuispes.
India’s tallest plunge waterfall has a dramatic drop of around 1,100 feet (335m) but it would be beautiful at a tenth of the height.
©Juancat/Shutterstock The colours of Havasu Falls look otherworldly but this eye-popping combination of orange-pink rock and a pool of cerulean blue, fed by a silken cascade, is definitely real.
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