No need to be too big or too tall, these waterfalls have their own charm and hide strange secrets.
There are many waterfalls in the world that have become popular tourist destinations, but there are quite a few waterfalls that really stand out from the crowd. They are not necessarily the biggest or tallest waterfalls, but there is always something special about them that will make you remember once you have seen them. Here is a list of 10 amazing waterfalls around the world.
Horsetail Falls looks like lava flowing down a steep cliff.
Horsetail Falls , also known as ” Fire Falls “, flows in winter and early summer from El Capitan mountain into two separate streams and pours from a height of 478.5m down the steep rock face, causing water drops to shoot up. forming a band of fog before continuing to fall at the foot of the mountain.
During the last two weeks of February, Horsetail Falls will change color and become ” fire waterfall “. This phenomenon occurs when the day is about to end, the last rays of sunlight will hit the waterfall and if reflected at the right angle, a brief but beautiful scene will take place: a brilliant stream of fire appears, the map rushed to the ground.
This waterfall is made of mist that flows very smoothly along the cliff.
Thick fog has created a scene of a waterfall flowing down from a steep cliff in Iceland.
The mist slowly “flows” down the cliffside at Djupadal and into the Bredafjodur fjord below. The strange phenomenon is thought to happen when the temperature is reversed , causing hot air to rise and trap cold air below.
These two horizontal waterfalls are unique in the world!
There are only two horizontal waterfalls in the world, and both are located deep within Talbot Bay in the Bucaneer Archipelago , in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This natural wonder includes two canyons of the McLarty Range .
Between these two canyons, a large amount of water is pushed through by very strong tidal waves, creating temporary cascades that can be “high” up to 5m. The direction of the water flow will change as the tide changes. Every time the water rises or falls, the front of the canyon will accumulate a huge amount of water compared to the amount of water it allows to flow through. Therefore, the water will rush through the canyon like a waterfall, under the influence of tidal currents.
The speed of the water rushing through the gorge was like a waterfall.
Bigar waterfall is as beautiful as in a fairy tale.
Although not remarkable for its size and volume of water, what makes Bigăr waterfall different is its very special shape and location. The entire cliff face is covered with moss, water flows through this green surface into a small river called Miniş . The waterfall is located just above 45 degrees latitude, equidistant from the Equator and the North Pole, and is one of the most unique waterfalls in the world.
The water turns a beautiful pink color.
If you visit Cameron Falls located in Lake Waterton National Park, in Alberta, Canada in June, you will have the opportunity to admire an extremely rare phenomenon when the entire waterfall turns pink.
In the spring, downpours of rain will stir up the clayey layer, or Acgilit, to mix with the water. When light reflects off this mineral, the water turns a beautiful pinkish-red color.
This strange phenomenon has caused a stir among netizens.
In Antarctica’s Mc Murdo Dry Valley, a flaming red waterfall the size of a five-story building descends from Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney.
Of course, it’s not real blood as the name suggests, instead, the main cause is the five-million-year-old lake flowing underground. As glaciers that form at the top of the lake begin to freeze, the water below becomes more salty.
So far, the amount of salt in the underground lake at the bottom of Blood Falls has been five times that of sea water and is too salty to freeze. The lake is “trapped” below 0.25 miles of ice and cannot be exposed to air. It has never seen sunlight and cannot absorb oxygen at all. The lake also contains a lot of iron . When water from the underground lake leaks through the crevices of glaciers, this iron-rich water suddenly comes into contact with the air and rusts instantly, creating blood-red streaks like blood on ice. when the water falls.
This scene is not photoshop!
Of course we all understand that there can be no waterfall in the water. In fact, the waterfall on the coast of the Republic of Mauritius is just a visual illusion that makes it look like a majestic waterfall flowing in the ocean. Due to the sand and mud sinking deeper into the sea, from the continental shelf to the deep water area, creating the illusion of waterfall within a waterfall.
Waterfalls with terraces in Türkiye.
Pamukkale waterfall (which translates to cotton castle in Turkish), is located in the southwest of Turkey and has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since the 1970s.
The terraces of this famous waterfall are made of limestone : a carbonate mineral, left behind by the flow of water. This perfectly natural structure is 2700 meters long, 600 meters wide and 160 meters high.
Pamukkale Falls has been used as a natural bathing place for centuries. The ancient Greeks and Romans discovered the healing value of this mineral-rich hot spring. The spring has attracted a lot of visitors, not only to treat the body, but also to see the magical beauty of the calcium bicarbonate layer that is clumped into layers spread all over the cliff.
Devil’s Kettle Waterfall also contains many mysteries.
Devil’s Kettle Falls is a very unusual geological area. Located on the northern edge of Lake Superior , where the Brule River suddenly splits into two waterfalls. But the weirdness doesn’t stop there. One side of the waterfall flows into the river as usual, and the other side flows into a deep hole and – disappears without anyone knowing. No one has ever discovered where the water went. The researchers tried tossing objects like ping-pong balls and pouring dye into the wormhole, but no one saw any sign of them anywhere.
A magical purple color dyes the waterfalls and surroundings.
Ruby Falls is a famous limestone waterfall, the deepest in the United States and also the most visited underground waterfall in the United States, with more than 400,000 tourists each year.
This 44-meter-high waterfall is named after Ruby Lambert, the wife of its discoverer. The waterfall contains a lot of magnesium ore, so if people drink enough water here, they will have to go to the toilet often (because magnesium is considered a natural laxative).
Located in Alamada, North Cotabato, the Asik-Asik waterfall is 60m high, 140m wide and the water here is said to have healing powers. The special thing is that there is no river above the waterfall, while the water at the waterfall is rushing out from a rocky slope covered with green moss. The water from the waterfall is very clean and cool, so visitors can drink it. The local government has just built a road to the Asik-Asik waterfall to exploit tourism.
Baatara Gorge is a beautiful waterfall in Tannourine, Lebanon. This waterfall is 255 m high and has water pouring into the Baatara pit, a limestone cave. Discovered in 1952 by French cave researcher Henri Coiffait, the waterfall and the wormhole were mapped in the 1980s. Baatara Cave is also nicknamed “The Cave of the Three Bridges” because of its Structure of 3 distinct layers of soil. During the spring when the snow melts, a stream of water 90 to 100 meters high flows through three layers of soil and pours into the 250-meter-deep Baatara pit.
Hierve el Agua is a natural cliff in the state of Oaxaca and looks like a flowing waterfall. This area consists of 2 cliffs with a height of 50 and 90m from the valley below. The cliff is formed by a small amount of calcium carbonate saturated water flowing out of the cracks. The water here has an average temperature of 22 to 27 degrees Celsius. When the water flows down the rock surface, it forms large stalactites like in a cave. The flow of water here changes seasonally and is strongest in spring. The water here has a high mineral content and has very good healing effects.
Svartifoss (or Black Falls) is a waterfall located in Skaftafell National Park and is one of the most attractive sights in the region. It is surrounded by hexagonal black lava columns, hence the name Black Falls. Such pillars also appear in places such as Devil’s Tower in the US or Staffa Island in Scotland. At the foot of the waterfall are sharp and jagged rocks. The basalt column here is the inspiration for many Icelandic architects to create famous works such as the Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík or the national theater.