10 Beautiful Waterfall in the World

1. Multnomah Falls, United States

Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, which lies to the east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway, is divided into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and lower falls of 69 feet (21 m)

2. Dettifoss waterfalls, Iceland

Dettifoss waterfall is a waterfall located in the Myvatn area, north of Iceland. This waterfall is located on the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum originating from glaciers. The waterfall is known for a very large current that is between 200 to 500 cubic meters per second depending on the season. The width of the waterfall is about 100 meters with a height of 44 meters.

Near Dettifoss, there is also a waterfall that is not less interesting is Selfoss waterfall. Jökulsárgljúfur national park located about 15 km north of this waterfall.

3. Niagara Falls, USA

Niagara is a great waterfall on the Niagara River that were at the international border between the U.S. state of New York with the Canadian province of Ontario. This waterfall is about 17 miles (27 km) north northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Toronto, Ontario.

Although not very high, the waterfall of Niagara is a very wide and most popular in the world. More than 6 million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water per minute was dropped and this is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

4. The waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is located at Plitvice plateau surrounded by three parts of the Alps Dinarik: mountain Plješevica (Gornja Plješevica peak 1640 m), Mala Kapela mountain (Seliški Vrh peak at 1280 m), and Medveđak (884 m)

5. The Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The waterfall is located on the Zambezi River, which at present forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. This waterfall has a width of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), with a height of 128M (420 feet).

David Livingstone, Scottish explorer, visited this lake in 1855 and named it the name of Queen Victoria, while its local name is Mosi-oa-Tunya, "thundering smoke." This waterfall is part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This waterfall is a major tourist attraction in South Africa.

6. Iguazú Falls Brazil

Iguazu waterfall, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu, (kataɾatɐz du igwasu); Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú, [kataɾatas del iɣwasu) is the name of a waterfall that is located in the Iguazu River on the border of the state of Paraná in Brazil and Misiones province in Argentina. The falls divide the river into the top and bottom.


7. Upper Yellowstone Falls, United States

Yellowstone National Park is a national park in the United States. Located in the state of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Covering 3468 sq mi (8983 km ²). Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the world, was established on March 1, 1872 when United States President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law to legitimize it.


8. The Krimmler waterfall, Austria

Waterfall is located in Austria and ranks as the 26th highest waterfall in the world


9. Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland

Gullfos waterfall is one of the popular tourist sites in Iceland. However, due to volcanic eruptions in recent months, the location that offers the natural splendor of Iceland empty of visitors.

Popular tourist sites Gullfoss waterfall in the river valley Hvita. From its peak, waterfalls falls and flows down through several stages until it gets to a gap that has a depth of 32 meters (105 feet).

10. Nachi Falls of Japan

is a waterfall located on Lake Chuzenji, National Park Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The inventor was a monk named Shodo Shonin.