💦 Tallest Waterfall: Angel Falls
3rd Grade 🏆 World Records
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world — 3,212 feet, with a free fall of about 2,650 feet.
From a mesa
The water pours off the edge of a flat-topped mountain called Auyán-tepui, deep in the rainforest.
Named for a pilot
It is named after Jimmie Angel, an American pilot who flew over it in 1933.
Quick quiz
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