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Montmorency Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, history and visiting tips for Montmorency Falls near Québec City, a waterfall higher than Niagara.
Fitzroy Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, the Southern Highlands setting and visiting tips for Fitzroy Falls in New South Wales, an accessible plunge above the Yarrunga Valley.
Wallaman Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, rainforest setting and visiting tips for Wallaman Falls, Australia's tallest single-drop waterfall.
Nohkalikai Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, the monsoon and the legend behind Nohkalikai Falls near Cherrapunji, India's tallest plunge waterfall.
Read more →Kaaterskill Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, art history and visiting tips for Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskills, one of America's most painted waterfalls.
Read more →Shoshone Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, the Bonneville Flood and visiting tips for Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, the Niagara of the West.
Read more →Rhine Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, volume and visiting tips for the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
Read more →Ban Gioc–Detian Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, the border setting and visiting tips for Ban Gioc–Detian, the great transnational waterfall on the Vietnam–China frontier.
Read more →Jog Falls — A Deep Dive
Geology, monsoon hydrology and visiting practicalities for Jog Falls, one of India's tallest plunge waterfalls.
Read more →Havasu Falls: A Deep Dive
Deep in a side canyon of the Grand Canyon, Havasu Falls pours turquoise-blue water over red rock into impossibly coloured pools — a remote desert oasis.
Read more →Skógafoss: A Deep Dive
A perfect 60-metre curtain of glacial water on Iceland's south coast, Skógafoss is one of Iceland's most iconic waterfalls — wide, powerful, rainbow-ringed.
Read more →Seljalandsfoss: A Deep Dive
On Iceland's south coast, Seljalandsfoss is famous for one thing above all: you can walk right behind the falling water — a 60-metre cliff-edge cascade.
Read more →Kaieteur Falls: A Deep Dive
Hidden deep in Guyana's rainforest, Kaieteur is one of the world's most powerful single-drop waterfalls — a 226-metre plunge of the Potaro river.
Read more →Top 10 Waterfalls in Finland
From the roaring rapids of Lapland to the forest cascades of the lake district, Finland's waterfalls are wide and powerful — here are ten.
Read more →Top 10 Waterfalls in Bhutan
From sacred cascades beside Himalayan monasteries to forested falls of the eastern valleys, Bhutan hides waterfalls steeped in meaning — here are ten.
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