Angel Falls
World's tallest waterfall
Angel Falls is a waterfall in southeastern Venezuela, the world's highest uninterrupted drop at nearly 3,200 feet.
The falls plunge from a flat-topped mountain called Auyán-tepui.
Named after American aviator Jimmie Angel, who crash-landed nearby in 1937: We hiked through the jungle to see Angel Falls.
Successive downward flow
- cataractClouded eye lens
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- free-fallingDropping under gravity alone
- waterClear essential liquid
river · drop · pool · gorge · canyon · erosion · wet season · flow
Fine airborne moisture
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
plume · veil · ethereal · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · majestic · magnificent · sublime
Unimpeded gravitational descent
- plungeSudden steep descent
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- toweringOf imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
cliff face · precipice · escarpment · altitude · elevation · base · summit · rim
Venezuelan river to Atlantic
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
- bush planeSmall aircraft for remote areas
- dugout canoeBoat hewn from timber
- rainy seasonExtended period of precipitation
dry season · national park · UNESCO · World Heritage Site · ecotourism · expedition · remote · jungle
cascade
Successive downward flow
- cataractClouded eye lens
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- free-fallingDropping under gravity alone
water · river · drop · pool · gorge · canyon · erosion · wet season · flow · current
mist
Fine airborne moisture
thunder · plume · veil · ethereal · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · majestic · magnificent · sublime · grandeur
free fall
Unimpeded gravitational descent
soaring · cliff face · precipice · escarpment · altitude · elevation · base · summit · rim · edge
Orinoco
Venezuelan river to Atlantic
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
- bush planeSmall aircraft for remote areas
- dugout canoeBoat hewn from timber
rainy season · dry season · national park · UNESCO · World Heritage Site · ecotourism · expedition · remote · jungle · savanna
- Latin American LandmarksMachu Picchu, Christ the Redeemer, Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Tikal
- South American WatersAmazon River, Orinoco River, Lake Titicaca, Titicaca, Orinoco
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Latin America travelMachu Picchu, Cancun, Rio de Janeiro, Galapagos, Chichen Itza
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
Angel FallsNiagara Falls
Famous cataract on US-Canadian border
Iguazu Falls · Victoria Falls · cascade · rapids · Trevi Fountain
Angel Fallsgeyser
Erupting thermal vent
artesian spring · Old Faithful · underground river · aquifer · lake