Major Waterfalls and Cataracts
WorldPhysical EnvironmentLocations of the world's major waterfalls and cataracts
A map shows major waterfalls and cataracts marked by blue dots. Notable locations include North America, South America, Central to South Africa, South India, Iceland, one in South China, one in Cambodia, and two in Europe near Sweden and France.
Major Waterfalls and Cataracts | Class | Rank | Metric tons per year | Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | |
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| 1 | 6.90% | 4.19% | 1.68% | 17.2% | 2.57% | 9.24% | 20.9% | 55.8% | 0.656% | 11.0% | 16.7% | 25.1% | 45.5% | 11.1% | ||||