Ruacana Falls

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Coordinates: 17°23′37″S 14°13′1″E / 17.39361°S 14.21694°E / -17.39361; 14.21694

Ruacana Falls
Ruacana Falls at High Water from distance in 03-2011 by Tom Jakobi.JPG
Ruacana Falls
Ruacana Falls is located in Namibia
Ruacana Falls
LocationRuacana, Northern Namibia

Ruacana Falls is a waterfalls located in Ruacana, Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia. The waterfall is 120 meters (390 ft) high and 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa, both by volume and width.[1][2]

Description[]

The Kunene river, a border river between Namibia and Angola plunge into a 120 metre deep and 700 metre wide gorge which forms the Ruacana Falls.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ruacana Falls WorldWaterFallDatabase.com
  2. ^ "Stairs at Ruacana waterfalls in state of disrepair". Truth, for its own sake. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ "Ruacana Falls - Water falls and hydro-electric power plant". www.info-namibia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.


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