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Tangle Falls | |
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Coordinates | 52°16′04″N117°17′08″W / 52.26766°N 117.28550°W |
Type | Tiered Plunges |
Number of drops | 4 |
Average width | 5 meters |
Tangle Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall located in Jasper National Park along Icefields Parkway. It has 4 drops, and is 48 meters tall. Tangle Falls is 30 meters at its widest. [1]
Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil; however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the border between Argentina and Brazil.
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