Angel Falls
The. “Angel Falls | Description, Location, Height, Map, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 July 1998, www.britannica.com/place/Angel-Falls. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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Angel Falls is a waterfall in the Guiana Highlands, one of the geographical regions of Venezuela, which is in the Southeastern part of the country. The waterfall is on the Churún River, a tributary of the Caroní River. The waterfall drops 979 meters and is 150 meters wide at its base, making it the highest waterfall in the world. The waterfall is located in Canaima National Park and was first sighted by outsiders in the 1930s, being named for James Angel, an American adventurer who crash-landed his plane on a nearby mesa. In 2009, the President of Venezuela declared that the falls should be called by its indigenous name, Kerepakupai Merú. The waterfall is about 16 times the height of Niagara Falls and starts from Auyán-Tepuí, a mountain whose name translates to “Devil’s Mountain”. Angel falls has a second plunge of 30 meters which occurs further down the Churún River.
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Angel Falls drops 979 meters to the ground. This view from above shows how long that is.
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At the bottom of Angel Falls, there is a hiking trail. The forest it is in is special to many Indigenous cultures.