Highest Waterfall in the World

The people of Venezuela knew about the Angel falls, since the beginning of time. But to tell the whole world about them, took a flying trip by a United States pilot named Jimmie Angel. He accidentally flew over these falls in the year 1935 when he was on a gold hunt expedition in that area. To know more about this waterfall, let's look at some interesting facts about the Angel falls.

Interesting Facts about the World's Highest Waterfall

• The Salto Angel falls is the world's highest waterfall. Its height is approximately 3212 feet (979 meters) and the single longest drop is 2648 feet i.e. 807 meters. This waterfall originates from the "Auyan-Tepui" plateau, located in La Gran Sabana, a highland area. Angel Falls is actually located on one of the tributaries of the river Rio Caroni. This waterfall is formed when the tributary falls from Auyantepui. Auyan-Tepui in local language means "devil's mountain".
• The width of the Angel falls at the base is around five hundred feet. At the base of the Angel falls lies the "Río Gauya" river which further flows towards the Churun river. Churun river is the tributary of the river Carrao.
• The unbelievable height of one of the most famous waterfalls of the world can be understood from the fact that Angel falls is three times the size of world's highest tower i.e. Eiffel Tower and twenty times higher than the Niagara falls.
• Owing to its height, much of the water of the falls evaporates midway or gets carried away by the strong winds in the region. It is believed that people who are within a one mile radius of the falls can get sprayed by the mist coming from the falls.
• Angel falls is known by two other names as well - Tulume Bena and Big River Falls. From a distance it may seem that Angel falls is just one great fall but as one gets closer, there are a number of caves, canyons and tunnels in which the Angel falls enter and come out. The falls have an upper section, from there it plunges around hundred feet, then enters a cave. Once it emerges from the cave it takes another hundred fifty foot plunge. Only after this the falls make their long drops. During the rainy season, the Angel Falls split into a number of waterfalls.
• Today the Angel falls come under the Canaima national park, which covers an area of three million hectares. This national park is located in the south-western region of Venezuela. Angel falls are surrounded by tropical forests, grasslands and mesas. There are countless lagoons, rivers, waterfalls and savanna all around it.

The beautiful scenery around these falls, their breathtaking height, the silvery blue water and the surrounding greenery, make angel falls one of the places that every avid traveler should visit at least once. Angel falls is one of the topmost tourist attractions in Venezuela, however, taking a trip to this isolated place is not easy. A person who wants to visit these waterfalls can take an aerial trip of the falls but if the weather is cloudy, the falls might not be visible. Another alternative is to first take a flight from Caracas to reach the Canaima camp. From this camp, river trips towards the base of the falls are undertaken. The best months to visit this waterfall are from June to December.