Angel Falls

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Angel Falls is the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, plunging from the Auyán-tepui plateau in Venezuela.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Angel Falls canonical 22
Salto Ángel 2
Angel Falls named after him 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural monument
waterfall
accessDifficulty remote
alternativeName Kerepakupai Merú
biome tropical rainforest
climate tropical
continent South America
country Venezuela
discoveredBy Jimmie Angel
discoveryYear 1933
erosionType fluvial erosion of sandstone
filmAppearance inspiration for Paradise Falls in the film Up
firstLandingOnAuyánTepuiBy Jimmie Angel
firstLandingOnAuyánTepuiYear 1937
firstOverflightYear 1933
flowRegime seasonal variation
geologicalFeature tepui
governingBody Venezuelan National Parks Institute
height 3212 feet
979 metres
indigenousPeople Pemon
latitude approximately 5.97° N
localName Angel Falls self-linksurface differs
surface form: Salto Ángel
locatedIn Bolívar State
Canaima National Park
locatedOn Auyán-tepui
longitude approximately 62.54° W
namedAfter Jimmie Angel
nationalSymbolOf Venezuela
nearestAirstrip Canaima airstrip
nearestTown Ciudad Bolívar
numberOfDrops multiple
partOf Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
plateau Auyán-tepui
surface form: Auyán-tepui plateau
protectedAreaStatus within Canaima National Park
region Guiana Shield
surface form: Guayana Shield
river Churún River
sprayVisibility visible from great distance
tourismActivity river trips
sightseeing
trekking
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1994
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canaima National Park
viewpoint Canaima lagoon
watercourseType plunge waterfall
waterfallDrop 2647 feet
807 metres
worldRanking world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South America hasMajorWaterfall Angel Falls
Angel Falls localName Angel Falls self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Salto Ángel
Venezuela contains Angel Falls
Guiana Shield contains Angel Falls
Jimmie Angel discovered Angel Falls
Jimmie Angel associatedWith Angel Falls
Jimmie Angel legacy Angel Falls
this entity surface form: Angel Falls named after him
Jimmie Angel contains Angel Falls
subject surface form: Auyán-tepui
Canaima National Park knownFor Angel Falls
Canaima National Park contains Angel Falls
Pemon associatedWith Angel Falls
Pemon hasMythologyLinkedTo Angel Falls
Canaima airstrip nearbyAttraction Angel Falls
Bolívar State contains Angel Falls
Bolívar State knownFor Angel Falls
Auyán-tepui hasWaterfall Angel Falls
Canaima lagoon nearbyAttraction Angel Falls
subject surface form: Canaima Lagoon
Kerepakupai Merú alsoKnownAs Angel Falls
Kerepakupai Merú alsoKnownAs Angel Falls
this entity surface form: Salto Ángel
Churún River watercourseFor Angel Falls
Paradise Falls inspiredBy Angel Falls
Guiana Highlands notableWaterfall Angel Falls
Caroní River relatedTo Angel Falls