Kalandula Falls
| Kalandula Falls | |
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| Quedas de Kalandula | |
.JPG) Kalandula Falls | |
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| Location | Calandula, Angola |
| Coordinates | 9°4′33″S 16°0′12″E / 9.07583°S 16.00333°ECoordinates: 9°4′33″S 16°0′12″E / 9.07583°S 16.00333°E |
| Total height | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Total width | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Watercourse | Lucala |
Kalandula Falls (formerly Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in the municipality of Kalandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are 105 meters high (344 feet) and 400 meters wide (1312 feet).[1] They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa.[2][3]
Gallery
- A visit to the Kalandula Falls in Kacimbo (dry season)
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Welcome to the Kalandula Waterfalls
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Approaching the Kalandula Falls edge—in dry season
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The water comes from all sides
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Water flows thru the rocks to the edge, rocks which are abraded by the omnipresent waters outside of Kacimbo
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Standing on the edge, watching the force of nature
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Broad streams of water falling down
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The water forms hills of the stones ground out of the mountain
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The waterfall is actually a quarry
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Spraying water over bushes and tart-like rocks
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A closer look at the terraces formed by the Kalandula water fall
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The Lucala River continues after the Kalandula Falls into the plains
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There are visitor places on both sides of the canyon formed by the Kalandula Falls
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Ending the visit to the falls over the rocks washed by the abundant waters flowing in the wet season. This visit was in the dry season - Kacimbo, as the Angolans say
References
- ↑ Stead, Mike & Rorison, Sean. Angola the Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2009, p. 247
- ↑ Malanje-Angola.com (Portuguese)
- ↑ Kalandula Falls world-waterfalls.com
External links
Media related to Kalandula Falls at Wikimedia Commons