Kaieteur Falls is a high-volume waterfall on the Potaro
River in central Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region. It is located in Kaieteur
National Park. It is 226 meters (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge
over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over
a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the
total height to 251 meters (822 ft). While many falls have greater height, few
have the combination of height and water volume. This has given Kaieteur Falls
the misleading label of "largest single drop" waterfall in the world
which is often misinterpreted as "tallest single drop.However, it is
likely one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world .
Kaieteur Falls is about three times higher than the more
well known Niagara Falls, located on the border between Canada and the United
States and about two times the height of the Victoria Falls located on the
border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. It is a single drop waterfall which is
the 123rd tallest (single and multi-drop waterfall) in the world, according to
the World Waterfall Database. The same web site lists it as 19th largest
waterfall in terms of volume, and in their estimation, Kaieteur is the 26th
most scenic waterfall in the world.
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