Pearl Shoal Waterfall

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Pearl Shoal Waterfall
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Pearl Shoal Waterfall (China)
Pearl Shoal Waterfall
Coordinates 33°10′07″N103°53′06″E / 33.16861°N 103.88500°E / 33.16861; 103.88500
Elevation2,433 metres (7,982 ft)
Total height40 metres (130 ft)
Total width310 metres (1,020 ft)

Pearl Shoal Waterfall (Chinese :珍珠滩瀑布; pinyin :Zhēnzhū tān pùbù) is a waterfall located in Jiuzhaigou, Aba-Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northern Sichuan Province, China. Located at an altitude of 2,433 metres (7,982 ft), the top of the waterfall is 310 metres (1,020 ft) in width. It has a fall of 40 metres (130 ft). [1] The waterfall exists on one of the tributaries of the Bailong River.[ citation needed ]

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