Angel Falls

Also known as Salto Ángel, Kerepakupai Vená

waterfall in Venezuela; highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world

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Angel Falls is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, located in Venezuela. It is notable as a natural wonder and a major landmark that attracts visitors from around the world.

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Elevation: 1489
Image: SaltoAngel4.jpg
Height: 979
Width: 107

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Commons category: Angel Falls
Commons gallery: Kerepakupai merú
native label: Parakupá Vená

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Aerial view of Dragon Falls (Churún Merú), a waterfall 10 km south of Angel Falls at 5°52′32″N 62°32′07″W / 5.87556°N 62.53528°W / 5.87556; -62.53528 Angel Falls (Spanish: Salto Ángel; Pemon: Körepakupai Vená) is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft), and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. The height figure, 979 m (3,212 ft), mostly consists of the main plunge but also includes about 400 metres (1,300 ft) of sloped cascade and rapids below the drop and then a 30-metre-high (100 ft) plunge downstream of these talus rapids.

The falls are along a fork of the Río Körepa which flows into the Churún River, a tributary of the Carrao River, itself a tributary of the Orinoco River.