世界上著名瀑布 英文名称

尼亚加拉瀑布： Niagara Falls
莫西奥图尼亚瀑布： Mosi-oa-Tunya Falls

Famous Waterfalls of the World
A journey through some famous waterfalls of the world…
Enlarge ImageWhen water flowing in the form of a stream for a long distance and at a high force, at a certain point tends to break its flow and falls from an elevation, the resultant formation is called as a waterfall. Waterfalls are generally formed in mountain environments where the water force is very high and when the stream course cannot find a path to flow through. Waterfalls are classified under different types like cascade, plunge, horsetail, fan, segmented etc depending on their type of flow from an elevation. There are a lot such waterfalls around the world known for their scenic beauty.

Some of the famous waterfalls around the world are:

Angel Falls
The Angel falls, named after its discoverer James Crawford Angel, is the world’s highest waterfalls and it falls from a height of 979 mete