Total height979 m
3,964iPad heights
40.8 trillionthsVoyager 1 distances
40,354Quarters
World's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
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Angel Falls
The world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall in Venezuela/Water
Angel Falls in Venezuela plunges 979 meters from the summit of Auyantepui, a flat-topped mountain in Canaima National Park, making it the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The water falls so far that much of it turns to mist before reaching the base. The falls were named after American aviator Jimmie Angel, who crash-landed his plane on top of the tepui in 1937 and had to hike out. The indigenous Pemon people call it Kerepakupai Meru, which translates to 'waterfall of the deepest place.'
Measurements
Longest single drop807 m
1.7 billionBlue light wavelengths
44.1Bowling lanes
8.1 billionViruses
Water speed at base70 m/s
43.8 billionTectonic plates
921Galapagos tortoises
50Swimming humans
Terminal velocity of water droplets, slowed by mist
Fall time14.1 s
6.1 billionthsHuman lifespans
6.7 hundredthsPop songs
32.4 quintillionthsUniverse ages
Free fall time for the main drop
Width at base150 m
6.82Semi truck lengths
1.61Statue of Liberty heights
Average flow rate8 m^3
8.9 millionMarbles
200Kitchen sinks
About 8 m^3/s, varies seasonally