What are the five waterfalls in the world? What's the difference?

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River at the junction of Canada and the United States. The high island in the river divides the waterfall into two parts. The larger part is Hoshu Waterfall, which is 56 meters high and 670 meters long, near the Canadian side, and the smaller part is Americana Waterfall, which is 58 meters high and 320 meters wide, near the American side. The formation of Niagara Falls and Niagara Canyon washed out by Niagara Falls has special geological conditions, in which shale is constantly washed out by water. During the period from 1842 to 1905, the waterfall moves upstream by170cm every year. In order to protect waterfalls, the American and Canadian governments have spent a lot of money to build some control projects to reduce the erosion of rocks by waterfalls.

2. Victoria Falls

Located in the middle reaches of Zambezi River in Africa bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe, the waterfall is 1.700 meters wide and its highest point is 1.08 meters, which is twice as wide and twice as high as Niagara Falls. The average annual flow is about 934 cubic meters per second. The Zambezi River flows slowly before reaching the waterfall, but when it falls, it makes a thunderous sound, which the local residents call "Mosio Tunia" (that is,

3.iguazu falls

Iguazu River, located on the border between Argentina and Brazil, is a horseshoe waterfall, 82 meters high and 4 kilometers wide, which is four times that of Niagara Falls and much wider than Victoria Falls. There are many rocky islands with trees on the edge of the cliff, which makes the Iguazu River fall into about 275 rapids or waterfalls with heights ranging from 60 meters to 82 meters. 5065438+1rainy season from October to March.

4.Huangguoshu Waterfall

Located on Baishui River in Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, when Baishui River flows through the local area, the riverbed breaks into nine waterfalls, and Huangguoshu is the largest one. The waterfall is about 80 meters wide, with a drop of 66 meters. At the peak, the flow reaches more than 2,000 cubic meters per second. It is famous for its huge water potential and is one of the world-famous waterfalls. The cliff behind the waterfall is concave with a depth of more than 20 meters, and the entrance is covered by the waterfall all the year round, so it is called "water curtain cave".

5.hukou Waterfall

The Yellow River is located between Yichuan, Shaanxi and Jixian, Shanxi. It broke the gate of Shanxi in Pianguan Laoniuwan, then turned around and ran south, splitting the Qin Jin Plateau in half like a sword, leaving a deep canyon open. The valley of 250 meters has become 30 meters. When the Yellow River swells here, the channel narrows sharply. At this time, the river roared and fell into a deep pool with a drop of about 30 meters. The mountains are ringing and the valleys are ringing, like a huge pot boiling. At the beginning of April, the glacier thawed, and the second flow suddenly increased 1000 cubic meters, reaching 8000 cubic meters at the highest; At this time, the huge waterfall, with the ice in the river, crashed down, such as roaring lions and tigers, shaking the earth, and the scene was extremely spectacular. The second flow in summer is between1000 ~ 2000m3; At this time, due to the lower water level, the gap increased, the water column soared, the spray splashed, and the water of thousands of streams and valleys gathered in the golden autumn rainy season, and the river flow increased to more than 3,000 cubic meters, and all waterfalls were connected together; At this time, watching the waterfall, Hongbo roared and the air penetrated Changhong. The scenery is magnificent, and there is a magnificent "How the Yellow River Water Moves Out of the Sky"