Highest Waterfalls in the World

About This Dataset

Angel Falls in Venezuela drops 979 metres from the Auyan-tepui plateau, far enough that in the dry season much of the water disperses into mist before it reaches the ground. Heights on this list are contested: Tugela Falls in South Africa has been surveyed at figures that would place it first, and sources differ over whether to measure a single uninterrupted drop or a full multi-tier cascade.

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Angel Falls leads with 979 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 898 · median: 898.

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Gap in All Time: Angel Falls is 1.2× larger than Pu'uka'oku Falls.

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979

Angel Falls

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Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Height (Meters) · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Angel Falls	979
🥈	Tugela Falls	948
🥉	Cataratas las Tres Hermanas	914
4	Olo'upena Falls	900
5	Yumbilla Falls	895
6	Vinnufossen	860
7	Balåifossen	850
8	Pu'uka'oku Falls	840