Top 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls on the Earth
Waterfall can be defined as a place where water flows down at high speed. Waterfalls are commonly found in the course of a river or a stream. Apart from natural beauty, a number of waterfalls are being used for electricity production. Since there are a large number of waterfalls all over the world, it is undoubtedly difficult to pick the 10 most beautiful ones because of the fact that beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. Nonetheless, based on number of tourists a waterfall attracts, here is a list of ten most beautiful waterfalls in the world.
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Iguaçu Falls:
This waterfall is in fact a combination of 275 individual, smaller waterfalls. The brink of Iguaçu Falls spans an incredible distance of 2kms. Keeping in mind its abundant natural beauty, the Iguaçu Falls can be safely placed at the top of the list of top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Victoria Falls:
Victoria is the biggest waterfall on earth in terms of individual brink size. It is ranked number 2, of the top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Niagara Falls:
Located in Canada, this waterfall is biggest of all waterfalls in terms of water volume. The Niagara Falls is ranked number 3, of the top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Plitvice Waterfalls:
Tourists from all around the world love to visit the Plitvice Waterfalls. These waterfalls are the 4th most beautiful waterfalls in the world.
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Angel Falls:
Angels Falls fall into the Venezuelan equatorial rainforest from a height of 807m. Surprisingly, the source of this waterfall is very unusual; a soggy cloud forest located on the plateau of a mystical tabletop mountain.
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Yosemite Falls:
It is the tallest waterfall in world; falling from a height of 2425ft and is located in California, USA. The Yosemite Falls is ranked number 6, of the top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Kaieteur Falls:
This waterfall is occurs in the path of the Potaro river in Guyana and is ranked number 7, of the top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Gullfoss:
Gullfoss is a wild and wide waterfall located in Iceland. Its shape is unique and one can also enjoy the pleasures of seeing a rainbow.
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Dettifoss:
Instead of river water, glacial meltwaters flow in this waterfall. It is ranked number 9, of the top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth.
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Sutherland Falls:
At the bottom of the list of top 10 most beautiful waterfalls on earth is the Sutherland Falls.
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