Publisher's Synopsis
From Venezuela's Angel Falls, Earth's highest, to Victoria Falls, "the smoke that thunders," here is an outstanding survey of the world's top 10 waterfalls. Detailing locations, sources, size, volume, and appearance, Waterfalls, Revised Edition includes material about each waterfall's geologic makeup, history, local climate, and people. This book includes intriguing facts on other notable waterfalls, such as California's 400-foot Whiskeytown Falls, which was only discovered in 2005.
