What is the biggest waterfall in the world?
Well, the answer depends on what you mean by “biggest.” If we’re talking about the largest singular waterfall in the world, that could very well be Victoria Falls on the Zambia/Zimbabwe border in Africa. It’s a massive sheet of water spanning a whopping 1.7km (a little over a mile) in width, 108m (360ft) tall in height, and having an average annual flow of 1088 cubic meters/sec (38,430 cubic ft/sec). If we’re talking about the largest falls including all its constituents, that could very well be Iguazu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border in South America. Over its 275-plus distinct cascades and waterfalls that comprise the larger system of waterfalls, its rim spans 2.7km to 3.2km (depending on who’s figures you believe) in width, 64m (210ft) to 82m (269ft) in height, and an average cumulative annual flow of 1746 cubic meters/sec (61,600 cubic ft/sec). Note that I’m noncommital about giving a definite answer because the answer to this question could change with differing criteria on wh
