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Earth’s largest waterfall isn’t the one you’d expect

Earth’s largest waterfall isn’t the one you’d expect

When you try to come up with the Earth’s largest waterfall, there are a lot of factors to take into account. Some might break it down based on sheer size, the flow rate or volume of water coming through it, and more. But, if you ask the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the answer is clear: the Denmark Cataract. …

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Earth’s largest waterfall is hidden in the ocean

Earth’s largest waterfall is hidden in the ocean

Niagara Falls pulls in tourists by the boatload. Angel Falls towers higher than city skyscrapers. Yet both pale in comparison to Earth’s largest waterfall – an enormous, rushing torrent concealed below Arctic waves. The Denmark Strait cataract drops in slow motion beneath the chilly surface between Iceland and Greenland. The chute begins thousands of feet down, rolls over …

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