February 1st, 2008
Iguazu Falls | The Most Spectacular Waterfalls in the World
Iguazu Falls, Holidays in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina
By Ina Woolcott
Iguazu Falls | The Most Spectacular Waterfalls in the World
Iguazu Falls are not only the most beautiful waterfalls of the world, they are also the widest and you will find them at the border of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The falls are undoubtedly a top destination for visitors from all countries.
The Falls are also spelled IGUASSÚ, OR IGUAZÚ, Spanish CATARATAS DEL IGUAZÚ, Portuguese CATARATAS DO IGUAÇU, cataract on the Iguaçu River, 14 miles (23 km) above its confluence with the Paraná, at the Argentina-Brazil border.
The horseshoe-shaped Falls are 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, which is four times the width of Niagara Falls in North America and to a certain extend greater than the width of Victoria Falls in Africa.
There are numerous rocky and wooded islands on the edge of the escarpment over which the Iguaçu River plunges and divides the Falls into some 275 separate waterfalls or cataracts, varying between 200 and 269 feet (60 and 82 m) in height.
During the rainy season from November to March the rate of flow of the falls may rise to a maximum of 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic m) per second.
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