Kaieteur Falls is a waterfall on the Potaro River in central Guyana. It is located in the Kaieteur National Park, a region that is also claimed by Venezuela. It is 226 meters (741 feet) when measured from its plunge over a sandstone cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 meters (822 feet). This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A gold dredger (known locally as a missile) on the Potaro River. ... Kaieteur National Park is a National Park located in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana. ... A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession/control of land by one state after it has conquered it from a former state no longer currently recognized by the occupying power. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ...

Kaieteur Falls is about five times higher than the more well known Niagara Falls, located on the border between Canada and the United States and about two times the height of the Victoria Falls located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. It is a single drop waterfall which is the 122nd tallest (single and multi-drop waterfall) in the world according to the World Waterfalls Database. The same web site lists it as 19th largest waterfall in terms of volume [1], and in their estimation, Kaieteur is the 26th most scenic waterfall in the world [2]. For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ... Victoria Falls entrance Africas Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders) are, by some measures, the largest waterfall on the planet, as well as being among the most unusual in form, and having arguably the most diverse and easily-seen wildlife of any major waterfall site. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Its distinction lies in the unique combination of great height and large volume, averaging 663 cubic meters per second (23,400 cubic feet per second). Thus it is one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, rivaling even the Jog Falls of India's Karnataka state during the monsoon season. Jog Falls (Kannada-ಜೋಗ ಜಲಪಾತ ) are one of the highest waterfalls in India, located in [[Near Sagar] of Karnataka state. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a rainy season which lasts for several months and has lasting climatic effects. ...

Up river from the falls, the Potaro Plateau stretches out to the distant escarpment of the Pakaraima Mountains. The Potaro river empties in to the Essequibo River which is one the longest and widest rivers in South America. In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ... The Pacaraima or Pakaraima Mountains (Portuguese: Serra Pacaraimã, Spanish: Sierra Pacaraima) are the mountains of Guyana, lying in southwestern part of this country just near the border with Venezuela. ... The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. ...

Kaieteur Falls, Guyana

Artist's rendition of Kaieteur Falls on Guyana $10 bill

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Discovery

On 24 April 1870, Charles Barrington Brown, one of two British geologists appointed government surveyors to the colony of British Guiana (Guyana), became the first European to see Kaieteur Falls. The other surveyor was James Sawkins. Brown and James Sawkins arrived in Georgetown in 1867 and did some of their mapping and preparation of geological reports together, some in separate expeditions, but Sawkins had taken a break from his work when Brown came upon Kaieteur. After completing their surveys of thousands of miles of interior rivers during the heady days of gold discoveries, the surveyors left British Guiana in 1871. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... British Guiana and its boundary lines, 1896 Flag of British Guiana British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Brown’s book Canoe and Camp life in British Guiana was published in 1876. Two years later, in 1878, he published Fifteen Thousand Miles on the Amazon and its tributaries. 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

According to a Patamona Indian legend, Kaieteur Falls was named for Kai, a chief, or Toshao who acted to save his people by paddling over the falls in an act of self-sacrifice to Makonaima, the great spirit. The Patamona (alternate names: Ingariko, Eremagok, Kapon) are an Amerindian group, known archaeologically from pottery collections in the Yawong Valley and the upper Siparuni River in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. ...

Tourism

Kaieteur Falls in the Dry Season, 2003

Kaietur Falls in the Dry Season, 2007

Kaietur Falls in rainy season

Kaieteur Falls is a major tourist attraction in Guyana. Many people love the pristine rainforest that surrounds the falls. The falls is located in Kaieteur National Park and is in the centre of Guyana's rainforest. There are frequent flights between the falls' airstrip and Ogle Airport and Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown. Trekforce run many conservation expeditions and treks in the interior of Guyana, including to the base of Kaiteur Falls. In 2006 Trekforce lead [Ben Fogle] and a documentary filming team to the base of the falls for the Extreme Dreams programmme.-1... -1... -1... -1... -1... -1... Ogle Airport (, ) is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, 6 miles east of the capital, Georgetown. ... Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ) is located at , , 41 kilometres south of Guyanas capital, Georgetown. ... Trekforce Expeditions was a UK-registered Youth Development Charity (No. ... Trekforce Expeditions was a UK-registered Youth Development Charity (No. ...

Film expeditions

Werner Herzog's 2004 documentary film The White Diamond focuses on Graham Dorrington, a British aeronautical engineer, who builds a teardrop-shaped airship in order to study the canopies of the rainforest. The film depicts both Dorrington's craft's first flights as well as the falls themselves and the swifts that nest behind it. Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a critically and internationally acclaimed German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. ... The White Diamond is a documentary film by Werner Herzog. ... For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation). ...

In May 2006, Ben Fogle trekked to the falls with five English novice explorers for his Extreme Dreams series. The programme was aired in September 2006 on the BBC. The programme was criticised for trivialising local culture and over-playing the difficulty of the trek. It did help raise Guyana's international profile. Ben Fogle (born 3 November 1973) is a British television presenter who is one of the few people to build a successful career after being a reality show participant. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

Each programme was prefaced with the statement that Kaieteur is the highest single-drop waterfall in the world, although the Angel Falls in Venezuela claim to be nearly four times higher. Angel Falls (indigenous name: Kerepakupay Vená) is the worlds highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with an uninterrupted drop of 807 m (2,648 ft), located in the Canaima National Park, Venezuela at . It is situated on the river Churún, a tributary of the...

External links

• Kaieteur National Park home to the Kaieteur Falls.
• Geographia.com - Places of interest in Guyana.
• Guyana's Kaieteur Falls - article on the falls.