Gallery stunning waterfalls

1. Multnomah Falls, United States

Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. , divided into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m)

2. Dettifoss Waterfalls, Iceland

Dettifoss waterfall is a waterfall located in the Myvatn area, north of Iceland. This waterfall is located on the river flow Jökulsá á Fjöllum originating from glaciers. The waterfall is famous because the current is very large: between 200 and 500 cubic meters per second depending on the season. The width of the waterfall is about 100 meters with a height of 44 meters.
Near Dettifoss, there is also a waterfall that is not less interesting is the waterfall Selfoss. Jökulsárgljúfur national park located about 15 km north of this waterfall.

3. Niagara Falls, USA

Niagara is a big waterfall on the Niagara River in the international boundary line between United States state of New York with the Canadian province of Ontario. This waterfall is about 17 miles (27 km) north northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Toronto, Ontario.
Although not too high, the Niagara waterfalls are very wide and most popular in the world. More than 6 million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water per minute dropped and this is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

4. The waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park Plitvice is located on the plateau which is surrounded by three parts of the Dinaric Alps: mountain Plješevica (Gornja Plješevica peak 1640 m), Mala Chapel Mount (Seliški Vrh peak at 1280 m), and Medveđak (884 m)

5. The Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Waterfalls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. This waterfall is located on the Zambezi River, which at present forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. This waterfall has a width of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), with a height of 128M (420 feet).
 
David Livingstone, Scottish explorer, visited this lake in 1855 and named it in the name of Queen Victoria, while its local name is Mosi-oa-Tunya, "thundering smoke." This waterfall is part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This waterfall is a major tourist attraction in South Africa.

6. Iguazú Falls Brazil


Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Waterfalls, Iguacu waterfalls or (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguacu, (kataɾatɐz du igwasu); Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú, [kataɾatas del iɣwasu) is the name of the waterfall located on the Iguazu River on the border of the state of Paraná in Brazil and the province of Misiones in Argentina. The falls divide the river into the top and bottom.

7. Upper Yellowstone Falls, United States

Yellowstone National Park is a national park in the United States. Located in the state of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Covering 3468 square miles (8983 km ²). Yellowstone National Park is the world's oldest national park, established on March 1, 1872 when United States President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law for the endorsement.

8. The Krimmler waterfall, Austria

The Krimmler waterfall waterfall is located in Austria and was ranked the 26th as the highest waterfall in the world


9. Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland

Gullfos waterfall is one of the popular tourist sites in Iceland. However, due to volcanic eruptions in recent months, the location offers the natural splendor of Iceland empty of visitors.
Popular tourist sites Gullfoss waterfall in the river valley Hvita. From its peak, waterfall falls and flows down through several stages until it gets to a gap that has a depth of 32 meters (105 feet).

10. Nachi Falls of Japan

Waterfalls in Lake Chuzenji, National Park Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The inventor was a monk named Shodo Shonin.
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