Iguazu Falls

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natural wonder tourist attraction waterfall gorge waterfall system

Iguazu Falls is a vast and spectacular system of waterfalls on the Iguazu River at the border of Argentina and Brazil, renowned as one of the world’s most impressive natural wonders.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural wonder → tourist attraction → waterfall gorge → waterfall system →
averageFlowRate	about 1500 cubic metres per second →
climate	subtropical →
comparedTo	Niagara Falls → Victoria Falls →
country	Argentina → Argentina → Argentina → Argentina → Brazil → Brazil → Brazil → Brazil →
etymology	name derived from Guaraní words for big water →
hasActivity	boat tours → hiking →
hasPart	Devil's Throat →
hasViewingInfrastructure	walkways and viewing platforms →
hasWildlife	butterflies → coatis → toucans →
knownFor	horseshoe-shaped gorge Devil's Throat → large number of individual falls → lush subtropical rainforest surroundings → rainbows formed by spray →
languageOfToponym	Guaraní →
locatedIn	Misiones Province → Paraná state → South America → border between Argentina and Brazil →
locatedOn	Iguazu River →
maximumHeight	about 82 metres →
near	Ciudad del Este →
nearestCity	Foz do Iguaçu → Puerto Iguazú →
numberOfDrops	approximately 275 →
partOf	Atlantic Forest biome → Iguazu Falls → Iguazú National Park → Iguaçu National Park → Paraná River basin →
region	Triple Frontier area →
totalWidth	about 2.7 kilometres →
touristVisitorsPerYear	over 1 million →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1984 (Argentine side) → 1986 (Brazilian side) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brazil ("Iguaçu Falls (Brazilian side)") →	contains
South America →	hasMajorWaterfall
Soarin' Around the World →	notableScenesInclude
Devil's Throat →	partOf