Garganta del Diablo

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tourist attraction waterfall section

Garganta del Diablo is the dramatic, horseshoe-shaped main chasm of Iguazu Falls, renowned for its immense power, towering cascades, and mist-shrouded views on the Argentina–Brazil border.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Garganta do Diabo	1
La Garganta del Diablo	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall section ⓘ
accessPoint	viewpoints from Brazilian side ⓘ walkways from Argentine side ⓘ
approximateDropType	multi-step vertical drop ⓘ
climateZone	subtropical ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Argentina ⓘ Brazil ⓘ
erosionProcess	fluvial erosion of basalt plateau ⓘ
hasFeature	continuous curtain of falling water ⓘ near-vertical rock walls ⓘ persistent rainbow formation in mist ⓘ
hasMistPlume	mist visible from long distance ⓘ
hasRelativeHeight	one of the highest drops of Iguazu Falls ⓘ
hasSoundCharacteristic	extremely loud water roar ⓘ
hydrologicalSystem	Paraná River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf	Iguazú National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Iguaçu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Iguazú River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Iguazú National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Iguaçu National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning	Devil's Throat NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	dense mist ⓘ immense water volume ⓘ thunderous roar ⓘ towering cascades ⓘ
partOf	Iguazu Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Iguazú River canyon system NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfUNESCOSite	Iguazú National Park World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Iguaçu National Park World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
photographicSignificance	iconic image of Iguazu Falls ⓘ
region	Misiones Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraná State NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	main chasm of Iguazu Falls ⓘ
safetyConcern	slippery conditions from mist ⓘ strong currents ⓘ
shape	horseshoe-shaped chasm ⓘ
surroundedBy	Atlantic Forest biome NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismImportance	one of the most visited features of Iguazu Falls ⓘ
touristActivity	boat tours near base (on river sections below) ⓘ photography ⓘ viewing from walkways ⓘ
viewType	panoramic waterfall views ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Devil's Throat → languageVariantName → Garganta del Diablo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Garganta do Diabo

Iguazú National Park → hasLandmark → Garganta del Diablo ⓘ

Quebrada de las Conchas → hasViewpoint → Garganta del Diablo ⓘ

this entity surface form: La Garganta del Diablo