List of waterfalls by height

The following is a list of waterfalls of the world by height. Each column (Rank, Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.

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Rank	Waterfall	Height	Locality	Country	Image
1	Angel Falls	979 metres (3,212 ft)[1]	Canaima National Park, Bolívar	Venezuela
2	Tugela Falls	948 metres (3,110 ft)[2]	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
3	Three Sisters Falls	914 metres (2,999 ft)[3]	Junin	Peru
4	Olo'upena Falls	900 metres (2,953 ft)[4]	Molokai, Hawaii	United States
5	Yumbilla Falls	896 metres (2,940 ft)[5]	Amazonas	Peru
6	Vinnufossen	860 metres (2,822 ft)[6]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
7	Balåifossen	850 metres (2,789 ft)[7]	Hordaland	Norway
8	Pu'uka'oku Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)[8]	Hawaii	United States
9	James Bruce Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)[9]	British Columbia	Canada
10	Browne Falls	836 metres (2,743 ft)[10][11]	South Island	New Zealand
10	Kaieteur Falls	822 metres (2,697 ft)[12][13]	Mazaruni-Potaro	Guyana
11	Strupenfossen	820 metres (2,690 ft)[14]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
12	Ramnefjellsfossen	818 metres (2,684 ft)[15]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
13	Waihilau Falls	792 metres (2,598 ft)[16]	Hawaii	United States
14	Colonial Creek Falls	788 metres (2,585 ft)[17]	Washington	United States
15	Mongefossen	773 metres (2,536 ft)[18]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
16	Gocta Cataracts	771 metres (2,530 ft)[19]	Amazonas	Peru
17	Mutarazi Falls	762 metres (2,500 ft)[20]	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
18	Kjelfossen	755 metres (2,477 ft)[21]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
19	Johannesburg Falls	751 metres (2,464 ft)[22]	Washington	United States
20	Yosemite Falls	739 metres (2,425 ft)[23]	California	United States
21	Cascades de Trou de Fer	725 metres (2,379 ft)[24]	Cirque de Salazie	Réunion (France)
22	Ølmåafossen	720 metres (2,362 ft)[25]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
23	Mana'wai'nui Falls	719 metres (2,359 ft)[26]	Hawaii	United States
24	Kjeragfossen	715 metres (2,346 ft)[27]	Rogaland	Norway
25	Avalanche Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)[28]	Montana	United States
26	Harrison Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)[29]	Montana	United States
27	Haloku Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[30]	Hawaii	United States
28	Chamberlain Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[31]	South Island	New Zealand
29	Alfred Creek Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[32]	British Columbia	Canada
30	Døntefossen	700 metres (2,297 ft)[33]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
31	Brufossen	698 metres (2,290 ft)[34]	Hordaland	Norway
32	Spirefossen	690 metres (2,264 ft)[35]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
33	Lake Unknown Falls	680 metres (2,231 ft)[36]	South Island	New Zealand
34	Kukenaam, Salto	674 metres (2,211 ft)[37]	Bolívar	Venezuela
35	Yutaj, Salto	671 metres (2,201 ft)[38]	Amazonas	Venezuela

See also

• List of waterfalls
• List of waterfalls by flow rate
• List of waterfalls by type

References

External links

• World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls