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Rainbow Falls
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Angel Falls (Kerepakupai merú) (by Ian Lambert)
Angel Falls (indigenous name: Kerepakupai merú) is the world’s highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with a clear drop of 807 m (2,468 ft). It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela. The height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the water is buffeted by the strong winds and turned into mist.
The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep river (alternately known as the Rio Gauya) which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River. In the indigenous Pemon language Angel Falls is called Kerepakupai merú meaning “waterfall of the deepest place”.
The falls were sighted in 1912 by the Venezuelan explorer Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz, but he did not publicize his discovery. They were not known to the outside world until the American aviator James “Jimmie” Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed.
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