Showing posts with label Waterfall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waterfall. Show all posts

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Venezuela part 3 - Angel Falls


Angel Falls - A Beautiful Video Of the Tallest Water fall on Earth- Angel Falls

Angel Falls (indigenous name: Parakupa-vena or Kerepakupai merú) is the world's highest waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with a clear drop of 807 m (2,647 ft). It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela at 5°58′03″N 62°32′08″W / 5.9675, -62.53556Coordinates: 5°58′03″N 62°32′08″W / 5.9675, -62.53556 . The height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the water is vaporized by the strong winds and turned into mist. The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep river (alternately known as the Rio Gauya) which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River. In the indigenous Pemon language Angel Falls is called Kerepakupai merú meaning "waterfall of the deepest place".

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Zambia part 5 - Victoria Falls the Largest Waterfall in the World


Victoria Falls the Largest Waterfall in the World - Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia is the largest curtain of water in the world. 

Zambia part 6 - Swimming in the Devil's pool at the Victoria Falls

Swimming in the Devil's pool at the Victoria Falls - Devil's Pool, Victoria Falls
Near the edge of the falls, accessed via Livingstone Island, when the river flow is at a safe level, usually during the months of September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the falls within the pool, known as Devil's Pool, without continuing over the edge and falling into the gorge; this is possible due to a natural rock wall just below the water and at the very edge of the falls that stops their progress despite the current.