Waterfalls

Khandadhar Waterfall | address=Sundagarh, Orissa GPS: 21.77455, 85.32213 Khandadhar Waterfall One of two Waterfalls with the same name in Orissa. It is one of the highest falls in India.

• Nohsngithiang waterfall - Mawsmai Falls/Seven Sisters | address=Meghalaya GPS: 25.27563, 91.68650 A segmented waterfall (multiple cascades). Mawsmai Cave is located nearby.
• Talakona Waterfall | address=Talakona, Andhra Pradesh GPS: 13.811667, 79.215556 Talakona waterfall view 01 - Highest waterfall in Andhra Pradesh located in the Sri Venkateswara National Park.

• Thoseghar Waterfalls | address=Satara, Maharashtra ತೋಶೆಘರ್ ಜಲಪಾತ.JPG GPS: 17.596622, 73.845828 Series of waterfalls with viewing platform and picnic area.

• Tirathgarh Waterfalls - Milky Fall or Teerathgarh Falls | Chhattisgarh GPS: 18.91394, 81.86516 near Jagdalpur- Teerathgarh waterfall - Located in Kanger Ghati National Park. Kutumsar Caves are nearby.

Iran

• Shevi Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Iran with a height of about 85 m.

Japan

• Kegon Falls in Chuzenji Famed for its beauty and morbidity as an inspired suicide spot after a poet wrote a suicide note here before jumping off the falls.

• Nachi Falls in Katsuura (Wakayama)|Katsuura Arguably the nation's most famous waterfall, it is over 100 feet and serves as a gorgeous backdrop to Kumano Nachi Shrine. The shrine was built here because of the falls, which is believed to house a water spirit.

Singapore

• Jurong Falls is the tallest artificial waterfall in the world at 30m.

Europe

Iceland Dettifoss 1972 - Dettifoss

• Krimml waterfalls in Krimml, Austria (Salzburg region), Europe`s highest waterfalls
• Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe's largest falls by volume of water
• Savica Waterfall in Slovenia has two strands and is 78 meters high. France Prešeren's epic poem “Baptism by the Savica” is one of the great works of Slovene literature.
• Stora Sjöfallet in Laponia, Sweden, used to be one of Europe's most impressive waterfalls, but most water is now led away for hydroelectric power

Iceland

• Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful falls
• South Iceland#See|Gullfoss, a two-level cascade
• Godafoss in northern Iceland

Norway

Norway has many high waterfalls.

• Kjosfossen by the Flåm railway, with a total fall of around 225 metres.
• Mardalsfossen in Nesset in Møre og Romsdal, with a total fall of 705 metres.
• Rjukan by the Rjukan|namesake village, was an important tourist attraction until built out for hydro power, now a sight at some occasions.
• Vettisfossen in Årdal by Jotunheimen is the highest free falling unregulated waterfall in northern Europe, with a free fall of 273 m.

North America

A panoramic view at the Niagara Falls - panoramio - Niagara Falls

• Multnomah Falls in the Mt. Hood and Columbia Gorge|Columbia Gorge

• Niagara Falls and the most-visited (and probably the most famous) waterfall in the world, on the border between Canada and the United States

• The Upper and Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

• Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park and the highest in North America

• Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, second largest falls in North America east of the Mississippi River (after Niagara) and far less touristy.

South America

• Angel Falls in Venezuela and the highest single-drop falls in the world (nearly a kilometer)
• Iguaçu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina, are one of the largest and most impressive in the world.
• Kaieteur Falls in Guyana is said to be one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world with 663 cubic meters per second, it also carries the claim to be the highest single drop water fall in the world.

Stay Safe

A liter of water weighs a kilogram; a gallon weighs ten pounds. When large amounts of water fall long distances and the forces involved are enormous, easily enough to kill a person or sink a boat.