World Almanac

Rank	Name	Location	Feet (height)
1.	Angel	Canaima Nat’l Park, Venezuela	3,212
2.	Tugela	Natal Nat’l Park, South Africa	3,110
3.	Utigord	Norway	2,625
4.	Monge	Marstein, Norway	2,540
5.	Gocta Cataracts	Chachapoyas, Peru	2,532
6.	Mutarazi	Nyanga Nat’l Park, Zimbabwe	2,499
7.	Yosemite	Yosemite Nat’l Park, California	2,425
8.	Espelands	Hardanger Fjord, Norway	2,307
9.	Lower Mar Valley	Eikesdal, Norway	2,151
10.	Tyssestrengene	Odda, Norway	2,123

( Source:http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001781.html)

1. Angel Waterfall

Angel Falls is one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions, though a trip to the falls is a complicated affair. The falls are located in an isolated jungle. A flight from Puerto Ordaz or Ciudad Bolívar is required to reach Canaima camp, the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls. River trips generally take place from June to December, when the rivers are deep enough for the wooden curiaras used by the Pemon guides. During the dry season (December to March) there is less water seen than in the other months (This can be clearly seen in the photos of the falls above).

2.Tugela Falls


Tugela Falls is the World's second highest waterfall. The total drop in five free-leaping falls is 948 m (3,110 ft). They are located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. They are easily viewed after a heavy rain from the main travel road into the park, glistening from the reflection of the late afternoon sun. The source of the Tugela River (Zulu for 'sudden') is the Mont-Aux-Sources plateau which extends several kilometers beyond The Amphitheater escarpment from which the falls drop. There is an undeveloped camp site and mountain hut immediately above the falls.

3.Uti gord falls




Utigord Falls in Norway, also known as Ramnefjellsfossen or Utigardsfossen  is one of the the main attractions in the country. It is the tallest waterfall in Europe. Despite the popularity in height, the volume of water that flows through is relatively small. The waterfalls leaps off  Ramnefjellet Mountain in the municipality of Stryn. Ramnefjellet itself is very hazardous. It has killed many people in landslides over the years.

4. Monge Falls
Mongefossen (English: Monge falls) is unofficially listed as the fourth-highest waterfall in the world. It is located in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located near the European route E136 highway and the Rauma River, which it flows into. There is some dispute as to the height, but it is generally listed at 773 metres (2,536 ft)^. Unfortunately, as is the case with many of Norway's tallest waterfalls, it has been targeted for hydroelectric power, which results in a greatly diminished water flow during the summer tourist season.
Mongefossen also holds the distinction as being the highest waterfall in the world which may be viewed from a railway station. In this case, they are located on the famous Rauma Railway, on the north side of the tracks between the villages of Flatmark and Marstein.


5. Gocta Cataracts


6. Mutarazi Falls

Mutarazi Falls (often spelt Mtarazi Falls) is a 762 m (2,499 ft) free-leaping waterfall of two delicate tiers, in the Honde Valley in the Nyanga National Park of Zimbabwe. The falls occur at a point where the Mtarazi river flows over the edge of the eastern escarpment of Zimbabwe's highlands.
The waterfall is the seventh highest in the world and the second highest in Africa. The falls present an impressive sight of two almost indistinguishable drops as the river flows over the cliff face. The river flows all year round and the waterfall is most impressive in the late summer period (February to April) when there is the greatest flow. At the end of the short dry season, October, the flow is much reduced.

7.Yosemite Falls


At the base of falls was located the main village of the native people of Yosemite Valley - Ahwahneechee people.
The Ahwahneechee people called the waterfall "Cholock" ("the fall") and believed that the plunge pool at its base was inhabited by the spirits of several witches, called the Poloti.
An Ahwaneechee folktale describes a woman going to fetch a pail of water from the pool, and drawing it out full of snakes. Later that night, after the woman had trespassed into their territory, the spirits caused the woman's house to be sucked into the pool by a powerful wind, taking the woman and her newborn baby with it.

8. Espelands Falls

Espelandsfossen (Espelands Falls) is a 75 m (246 ft) tall waterfall located in Espelandsdalen (the Espeland Valley), Granvin in Hardanger, Norway.
Due to an urban legend, Espelandsfossen is sometimes erroneously claimed to be 2,307 feet tall. One theory is that the erroneous information may have originated from a misunderstanding of the concept Meters of Head in relation to the development of the Espeland river for hydropower. Another theory is that there may have been a mixup with Skrikjofossen in Lofthus, Ullensvang, a 455 m waterfall located about 60 km south of Espelandsfossen.
(source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_Falls)






9.Lower Mar Valley falls


















10. Tyssestrengene falls

Tyssestrengene falls are waterfalls near Odda, Norway fed by the Tysso River. The total drop is 646 metres (2,119 ft), while the tallest single drop is 312 metres (1,024 ft). Unfortunately, following their incorporation in the Norwegian Hydroelectric Power Authority, their water flow is diminished to such a point that only after heavy snow melts is there any flow of substance. However, they are amongst the highest waterfalls in the world and, according to Statistics Norway, the tallest single drop in Norway.
(Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyssestrengene)