Angel Falls

Angel Falls from Isla Raton
Location	Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Type	Plunge
Total height	979 m / 3,212 ft
Height of longest drop	807 m / 2,648 ft
Number of drops	2
World height ranking	1[1]

Angel Falls (indigenous name: Kerepakupai merú) is the world's highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with a clear drop of 807 m (2,648 ft). It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela at 5°58′03″N, 62°32′08″WCoordinates: 5°58′03″N, 62°32′08″W . The height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the water is buffeted by the strong winds and turned into mist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 445 KB) Photo by Yosemite 05:11, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Auyantepui (or Auyan Tepui), Devils Mountain, is the most visited and famous tepui in Venezuela. ... Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. ... For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation). ... Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. ... La Gran Sabana (English: The Great Savannah) is one of the major attractions in Venezuela and is located in the south of Bolívar State on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, approximately 1,400 km from Caracas. ... In Spanish: Estado Bolívar, is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep river (alternately known as the Rio Gauya) which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River. In the indigenous Pemon language Angel Falls is called Kerepakupai merú meaning "waterfall of the deepest place". Pemon or Pemong (in Spanish: Pemón) is a Carib language spoken mainly in Venezuela, specifically in the regions Bolivar State, Gran Sabana, an estimated 4,800 people in Venezuela speak Pemon. ...

The falls are sometimes referred to as Churun-meru, an error, since that name corresponds to another waterfall in the Canaima National Park. Churun in the Pemon language means "thunder". Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima) is a 30,000 km² park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. ... Pemon or Pemong (in Spanish: Pemón) is a Carib language spoken mainly in Venezuela, specifically in the regions Bolivar State, Gran Sabana, an estimated 4,800 people in Venezuela speak Pemon. ...

For the Pemon Indians, the flat-topped tepuy mountain on which the falls are located is called "Auyan-tepui" or "Aiyan-tepui". which literally means "House of the Devil" in Pemon but is more usually translated as "Devil's Mountain". Pemon or Pemong (in Spanish: Pemón) is a Carib language spoken mainly in Venezuela, specifically in the regions Bolivar State, Gran Sabana, an estimated 4,800 people in Venezuela speak Pemon. ... Kukenan-Tepui. ...

Sir Walter Raleigh is sometimes said to have discovered Angel Falls, but these claims are considered "far-fetched" [1]. They were sighted in 1910 by the Venezuelan explorer Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz, but he did not publicize his discovery. They were not known to the outside world until the American aviator James "Jimmie" Crawford Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed. This article is about the sixteenth-century explorer. ... Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz was a Venezuelan citizen who in 1910 discovered the Angel Falls in Venezuela. ... Jimmie Angel found Angel Falls by this plane. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his Flamingo monoplane "El Rio Caroni" atop Auyan-tepui but the plane was damaged when the wheels sunk into the marshy ground and he and his three companions, including his wife Marie, were forced to descend the tepui on foot. It took them 11 days to make their way back to civilization but news of their adventure spread and the waterfall was named "Angel Falls" in his honor. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Angel's plane

Angel's plane remained on top of the tepuy for 33 years before being lifted out by helicopter. It was restored at the Aviation Museum in Maracay and now sits outdoors on the green in front of the airport at Ciudad Bolivar exposed to the elements. It is the original. The one visible on the top of the tepui is a replica. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 509 KB) Photo by Yosemite 05:01, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 509 KB) Photo by Yosemite 05:01, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC). ... Nickname: Motto: none Coordinates: , Country Venezuela State Aragua Counties Girardot Government  - Mayor Humberto Prieto (2004 – 2008) Area  - City 311. ... Categories: South America geography stubs | Venezuela ...

The first recorded human to reach the river that feeds the falls was the Latvian explorer Aleksandrs Laime, also known as Alejandro Laime to the native Pemon tribe. He made the ascent of Auyan-tepui in 1955. He also reached Angel's plane on the same trip, 18 years after the crash landing. He gave the name of the river after one of the most beautiful rivers in Latvia, the river Gauja. While the indigenous name of the falls is rarely used anymore, the Pemon given name of the river, Kerep, is still widely used. In music: Beautiful, a song by HIM from there 2001 album Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights. Beautiful, a song by the Smashing Pumpkins, from their 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Beautiful (Mandalay song), a song by Mandalay, from their 1998 album Empathy Beautiful, a 2001 song by...

Laime also was the the first to clear a trail that leads from the Churun river to the base of the falls. On the way, there is a viewpoint commonly used to capture the falls in photographs. It is named "Mirador Laime" ("Laime's Viewpoint" in Spanish) in his honor. This trail is used now mostly for tourists, to lead them from the Isla Raton camp to the small clearing. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The official height of the falls was determined by a National Geographic Society survey carried out by American journalist Ruth Robertson in 1949^[2]. This article is about the organization. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A book by Luke Dickinson, Angels Four, chronicles the first successful climb up the face of Auyantepui to the top of the falls. Auyantepui (or Auyan Tepui), Devils Mountain, is the most visited and famous tepui in Venezuela. ...

Angel Falls is one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions but even today a trip to the falls is not a simple affair.

The falls are located in an isolated jungle region of Venezuela and a flight from Caracas or Ciudad Bolivar is required to reach Canaima camp, the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls. Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the eastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar. ...

It is also possible to purchase a package that includes an aerial flyby of the falls. The falls cannot be seen on cloudy days, and there is no guarantee visitors will see them.

River trips generally take place from June to December when the rivers are deep enough for the wooden curiaras used by the Pemon Indian guides. During the dry season (December to March) there is less water than is seen in some photos, but it is also more likely that the top will not be clouded. Pemon or Pemong (in Spanish: Pemón) is a Carib language spoken mainly in Venezuela, specifically in the regions Bolivar State, Gran Sabana, an estimated 4,800 people in Venezuela speak Pemon. ...

A partly clouded view of Angel falls in the morning

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Salto Angel

• Article about Jimmie Angel and Angel Falls with photos
• Pemon Myths and Legends about Angel Falls
• Angel Falls at the World Waterfall Database
• Angel Falls travel guide from Wikitravel

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References

1. ^ Angel Falls. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 28 July 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9007543
2. ^ Robertson, Ruth. "Jungle Journey to the World's Highest Waterfall.", in Jenkins, Mark: Worlds to Explore. National Geographic. ISBN 978-1-4262-0044-1.