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This is a list of worldwide waterfalls.

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco
File:Victoria Falls Zambezi.jpg
Victoria Falls / Mosi-oa-Tunya, bordering the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
For waterfalls in Hawaii, see: Hawaii List
For waterfalls in Alaska, see: List of waterfalls of Alaska

East of the Mississippi River

(in order of vertical drop)

American Falls, New York

West of the Mississippi River

(in order of vertical drop)

Havasu Falls, Arizona
Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil.
  • Guaira Falls (also known as Sete Quedas) - This was once considered the "largest waterfall" in the world by some.
Laja Falls, Chile
Huangguoshu Falls, China
  • Huangguoshu Falls - Literally "Yellow-Fruit Tree Falls". 74 m (243 ft) high and 81 m (266 ft) wide, it's the most famous waterfall in China. Located in Anshun, Guizhou Province.
  • Hukou Falls - Meaning "The mouth of a Pot" in Chinese, the country's second-largest waterfall separates the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi. It is 50 m high and 30 m wide.
  • Detian Falls - Waterfalls in the Karst hills of Daxing County in the Chongzuo prefecture of Guangxi Province, China along the border with Vietnam.
  • Fukuroda Falls - 120 m (390 ft) high
  • Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, at 497 m (1,640 ft). Only flows from April to July.
  • Kegon Falls - 97 m high, and infamous for suicides
  • Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft) high.
  • Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (394 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
  • Shindō Falls - 83 m high, and, after rain, large in volume
  • Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,146 ft).
The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea
  • Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.
Pihtsusköngäs, one of the largest waterfalls in Finland
Dettifoss in northern Iceland. Considered to be the most powerful in Europe
File:Drin waterfall.jpg
Drin waterfall at the mouth of the White Drin in Kosovo

Drin Waterfall- 25m

Vøringsfossen, Norway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Waterfalls_of_Norway

  • Kivach (second highest plain waterfall in Europe)

See also List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom

Jim Jim Falls during the wet season, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Wallaman Falls, Queensland
‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii

See also