Angel – Highest waterfall on Earth

Angel waterfall in South America is the highest waterfall on Earth

Set in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, Angel is also one of the most beautiful falls on the planet. It’s a clear 802 meter drop right into the Kerep River flowing at the base of the falls. The water falls from so high an altitude that it’s turned into mist by the powerful winds, before it even reaches the bottom.

This incredible place was unknown to the outside world until aviator James Crawford Angel spotted it in 1933, while he was looking for a precious ore bed. He tried to land his plane on Ayuan-tepui in 1937 but it got stuck in the muddy ground, so he and three other companions had to descend by foot. It took them 11 days but they finally made it down and were able to tell the world about their incredible adventure, which eventually became popular and the falls were named Angel in his honor.
’s plane remained there for another 33 years before being lifted out by a helicopter.

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6 Comments to “Angel – Highest waterfall on Earth”

August 30, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Julie says:

Beautiful pictures and great story about how it was named. Thank you for sharing.
November 7, 2008 at 12:55 am
Anonymous says:

Very pretty pics. Helpful information
November 19, 2009 at 6:39 am
anusha says:

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November 19, 2009 at 6:40 am
anusha says:

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November 19, 2009 at 6:42 am
lucy says:

thanxxx
December 24, 2009 at 2:15 am
sadeq says:

fantastic