What is the size of Victoria Falls compared to?

At 350 feet, it's as high as a 35-story building, 45 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty from pedestal to torch, and more than twice as high as Niagara Falls.



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The Victoria Falls is considered to be the largest waterfall in the world. They are not the widest waterfall or the highest waterfall but with all dimensions taken into account, including almost the largest flow rate, they are considered to be the biggest curtain of falling water in the world.

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2. Tugela Falls, South Africa. Next, we move to the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. There lies Tugela Falls, second on the list of 10 of the world's tallest waterfalls, with a combined total drop of 948 meters (3110 feet).

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Victoria Falls, the world's largest waterfall, is very tall. At 350 feet, it's as high as a 35-story building, 45 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty from pedestal to torch, and more than twice as high as Niagara Falls.

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The third highest waterfall in the world is Three Sisters Falls, found in the remote Ayacucho region of Peru.

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Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is in spectacular company made up of: The Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Mount Everest, Polar Aurora, and Paricutin volcano.

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Located on the border dividing the Argentine province of Misiones from the Brazilian state of Paraná, Iguazu Falls is the largest system of waterfalls in the world. It's taller than Niagara Falls (269 feet) and 3,000 feet wider than Victoria Falls, with a majestic beauty that can only be described as jaw-dropping.

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It may be the tallest in the world, but Angel Falls isn't very wide with a width of only 150 metres (500 feet). Victoria Falls has double Angel Falls' rate of flow and twice as much width. Victoria Falls is wider, and the water is more powerful.

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Here are some fascinating facts which may surprise you, or simply encourage you to see the area for yourself.
  • IT IS THE LARGEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD. ...
  • VICTORIA FALLS IS PART OF THE ZAMBEZI RIVER. ...
  • IT IS FOUND IN TWO NATIONAL PARKS. ...
  • ITS ENGLISH NAME WAS CHOSEN BY DAVID LIVINGSTONE. ...
  • YOU CAN SEE THE FALLS FROM TWO COUNTRIES.


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The Victoria Falls is considered to be the largest waterfall in the world. They are not the widest waterfall or the highest waterfall but with all dimensions taken into account, including almost the largest flow rate, they are considered to be the biggest curtain of falling water in the world.

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Willamette Falls is the second largest, by volume, waterfall in the United States. Created as a receding waterfall during the outflow of the Ice Age Floods this falls on the Willamette River drops 50 feet.

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Murchison Falls National Park is famously known for having the most powerful waterfall in the world, where the longest river in the world squeezes through a 7-meter gap and then drops down 45 meters.

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Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world On the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, this extraordinary natural wonder is formed by the mighty Zambezi River. The rivers waters plummet more than 100m over an escarpment and down into a rocky gorge, sending huge clouds of spray up into the air.

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It's not the tallest waterfall in America, but how big is Niagara Falls? Niagara Falls' vertical height is over 176 feet in some sections. That's nothing to scoff at, but it pales in comparison to the continental United State's tallest waterfall, Yosemite Falls, which tops out at 2,425 feet.

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Located on the border dividing the Argentine province of Misiones from the Brazilian state of Paraná, Iguazu Falls is the largest system of waterfalls in the world. It's taller than Niagara Falls (269 feet) and 3,000 feet wider than Victoria Falls, with a majestic beauty that can only be described as jaw-dropping.

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