Curtain Waterfalls
18 waterfalls.
Niagara Falls
The most famous waterfall in the world. Over 2,800 m3 per second. 12 million tourists annu...
Victoria Falls
The largest curtain of falling water at 1,708 m wide. Locally called Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Sm...
Iguazu Falls
275 individual waterfalls spanning 2.7 km. Eleanor Roosevelt said Poor Niagara upon seeing...
Rhine Falls
The largest waterfall in Europe by volume. 150 m wide, 373,000 liters per second. Formed 1...
Plitvice Falls
UNESCO site with 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls. The lakes change color from az...
Shoshone Falls
The Niagara of the West. Taller than Niagara at 64 m. Water diversion has reduced flow....
Athirappilly Falls
The Niagara of India. 100 m wide. A popular filming location for Indian cinema....
Hogenakkal Falls
Known for medicinal baths and coracle rides. Water flows through herbal-rich forests upstr...
Godafoss
Waterfall of the Gods. In year 1000, law speaker threw Norse idols into the falls when Ice...
Selfoss
A wide horseshoe waterfall just upstream from Dettifoss. Less powerful but elegant....
Godafoss: More Facts
Located on the Diamond Circle route in north Iceland. Split into two horseshoe-shaped fall...
Krka Falls
The water was so clean people used to swim at Skradinski Buk. Swimming was banned to prote...
Kalandula Falls
One of the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume. 410 m wide. Named after the Kalandula m...
Tisisat Falls
The Blue Nile Falls, one of Ethiopias best known. Much of the water is now diverted for hy...
Ruacana Falls
A dramatic waterfall on the Kunene River between Namibia and Angola. Most powerful during ...
Epupa Falls
A series of cascades on the Kunene River in Kaokoland. Named after the Herero word for foa...
Ban Gioc Falls
The widest waterfall in Vietnam at 200 m across. Straddles the Vietnam-China border. One o...
Detian Falls
The Chinese side of Ban Gioc Falls. Together they form the largest transnational waterfall...