How Irish Waterfalls rank worldwide!

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After my visit to Glencar, I wondered how it compared to those of other nations worldwide.

  • 15 metresGlencar Waterfall, Leitrim
  • 20 metres – Dondalen – Tallest in Denmark- yes not so tall for a national record. I was unable to find a natural one in the Netherlands!
  • 20 metres – Torc Waterfall, Kerry
  • 27 metres – Saut-Mathurine, Haiti – I have been there. Great place to swim.
  • 44 metres – Dettifoss, Iceland – perhaps the most powerful falls in Europe
  • 51 metres – Niagara Falls – Very fmous but not a national high
  • 76 metres – Cautley Spout – Tallest in England
  • 93 metres – Devil’s Appendix – Tallest in Wales
  • 108 metres – Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls – border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – classified as the largest waterfall in the world
  • 121 metres – Powercourt, Wicklow
  • 150 metres – Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird, Leitrim
  • 163 meters – Triberg – Tallest in Germany
  • 165 metres – Cascata delle Marmore, Italy – Tallest man-made in the world – built by the Romans starting in 263 BC
  • 200 metres – Eas a’ Chual Aluinn, Scotland – Tallest in UK
  • 314 metres – Yuntai, China
  • 422 metres – Gavarnie Falls – Tallest in mainland France
  • 860 metres – Vinnufossen, Norway  – Tallest in Europe
  • 979 metres – Angel Falls, Venezuela – Tallest in the World

 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_by_height

www.reddit.com/r/ExpectationVsReality/comments/41ae66/the_biggest_natural_waterfall_of_the_netherlands/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls

 

 

 

 

 

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