Angel Falls

The Angel Falls are on the Carrao River in Venezuela, in South America. The Carrao River is a tributary of the Caroni river. The Caroni River eventually joins the Orinoco. It is difficult to visit the Falls because they are in dense rainforest. There are no roads leading up to the waterfall.

Facts

• Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. It is 979 metres tall.
• The Falls are nearly twice as tall as the CN Tower, the world's tallest building.
• The Falls are 20 times higher than the Niagara Falls.
• Angel Falls is a cataract waterfall. The great cataract (longest section) is 882 metres in length.
• The Falls were first discovered in 1910 by a Spanish explorer called Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz.
• They were named after the aviator and gold prospector James Angel. He flew over the falls and crash landed there in 1935.

Angel Falls