Daftar air terjun tertinggi di dunia
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Air terjun, suatu kondisi dimana sebuah aliran sungai terganggu karena aliran melewati dari lapisan bebatuan yang lebih keras ke lapisan yang lebih lunak sehingga mengakibatkan erosi bebatuan atau tepian jurang atau plato, atau tepian lembah yang terbentuk dari kondisi gletser. Air terjun seringkali dipakai sebagai sumber tenaga listrik di beberapa kota di Amerika Serikat.
No. | Nama (Nama asli) | Lokasi | Sungai | Tinggi (kaki) | Tinggi (meter) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angel (Salto Angel) | Taman nasional Canaima, ![]() |
Rio Caroni | 3.212 | 979 |
2 | Tugela | Taman nasional Natal, ![]() |
Sungai Tugela | 2.800 | 850 |
3 | Utigord (Utigordsfoss) | ![]() |
dari gletser | 2.625 | 800 |
4 | Monge (Mongefoss) | Marstain, ![]() |
Mongebeck | 2.540 | 774 |
5 | Mutarazi (Mtarazi) | Taman nasional Nyanga, ![]() |
Sungai Mutarazi | 2.499 | 762 |
6 | Yosemite | Taman nasional Yosemite, California, ![]() |
Anak sungai Yosemite | 2.425 | 739 |
7 | Pierman | Taman nasional Alpine, Victoria, ![]() |
Anak sungai Pieman | 2.346 | 715 |
8 | Espelands (Espelandsfoss) | Hardanger Fjord, ![]() |
Sungai Opo | 2.307 | 703 |
9 | Lower Mar Valley (Østra Mardolafoss) | Eikesdal, ![]() |
Sungai Mardals | 2.151 | 655 |
10 | Tyssestrengene | Odda, ![]() |
Sungai Tyssa | 2.123 | 647 |
11 | Cuquenan (Salto Kukenan) | Kukenan Tepuy, ![]() |
Sungai Cuquenan | 2.000 | 610 |
12 | Sentinel | Taman nasional Yosemite, California, ![]() |
Anak sungai Sentinel | 2.000 | 610 |
13 | Dudhsagar | Goa/Karnataka, ![]() |
Sungai Khandepar | 1.969 | 600 |
14 | Sutherland | Milford Sound, ![]() |
Sungai Arthur | 1.904 | 580 |
15 | Kjell (Kjellfossen) | Gudvanger, ![]() |
Gletser Gudvangen | 1.841 | 561 |
16 | Kahiwa | Molokai, Hawaii, ![]() |
tidak diketahui | 1.750 | 533 |
17 | Takkakaw | Taman nasional Yoho, B.C, ![]() |
Anak sungai Takkakaw | 1.650 | 503 |
18 | Ribbon | Taman nasional Yosemite, California ![]() |
Sungai Ribbon | 1.612 | 491 |
19 | King George VI | ![]() |
Sungai Courantyne | 1.600 | 488 |
20 | Upper Mar Valley (Mardalsfossen) | Eikesdal, ![]() |
Sungai Mardals | 1.536 | 468 |
21 | Kaliuwaa (Sacred) | Pahu, Hawaii, ![]() |
Sungai Kalanui | 1.520 | 463 |
22 | Della | Taman propinsi Strathcona, B.C, ![]() |
Danau Della | 1.444 | 440 |
23 | Gavarnie | Lourdes, ![]() |
Gave de Pau | 1.384 | 422 |
24 | Cachoeira da Fumaça (Glass or Smoke) | Taman nasional Chapada Diamantia, ![]() |
tidak ada data | 1.378 | 420 |
25 | Giessbach | Bern, ![]() |
Sungai Giessbach | 1.312 | 400 |
26 | Krimmler | Taman nasional Hohe Tauern, ![]() |
Krimmler Ache | 1.250 | 381 |
27 | Vettis (Vettisfoss) | Jotunheimen, ![]() |
Utla (Trib.Mörkedola) | 1.215 | 370 |
28 | Papalaua | Molokai, Hawaii, ![]() |
Sungai Kawai Nui | 1.200 | 366 |
29 | Tin Mine | Taman nasional Kosciusko, ![]() |
Anak sungai Tin Mine | 1.182 | 360 |
30 | Silver Strand (Widow's Tears) | Taman nasional Yosemite, California ![]() |
Anak sungai Silver Strand | 1.170 | 357 |
31 | Honokohau | Maui, Hawaii, ![]() |
Sungai Honokohau | 1.120 | 341 |
32 | Wallaman | Ingham, ![]() |
Anak sungai Wallaman | 1.001 | 305 |
33 | Spray Stream (Staubbachfalle) | Lauterburnnental, ![]() |
Staubbach Brook | 984 | 300 |
34 | King Edward VIII | ![]() |
Courantyne | 850 | 259 |
35 | Gersoppa (Jog) | Western Ghats, ![]() |
Sharavati | 830 | 253 |
36 | Hunlen | British Columbia, ![]() |
Sungai Atnarko | 830 | 253 |
37 | Basaseachic (Salto Basaseachic) | Barance del Cobre, ![]() |
Anak sungai Piedra Volada | 812 | 246 |
38 | Waipio | Kauai, Hawaii ![]() |
Sungai Kekee | 800 | 244 |
39 | Kaieteur | ![]() |
Potaro (trib. Rio Essequibo) | 740 | 225 |
40 | Kalambo | Perbatasan ![]() ![]() |
Sungai Kalambo | 726 | 221 |
41 | Wollomombi | Armidale, ![]() |
Wollomombi | 722 | 220 |
42 | Feigum | Lusterfjord, ![]() |
Feigumelvi | 715 | 218 |