Angel Falls Trivia Questions

It lies within Canaima National Park in Venezuela, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994 for its unique table-top mountains.

It's entirely within Venezuela's Bolívar state, in the Gran Sabana region—nowhere near Brazil.

With a total drop of 979 meters (3,212 ft) and no breaks, it holds the world record for the tallest single-drop waterfall.

Jimmie Angel was an American aviator. He crash-landed his plane on Auyán-tepui in 1937, and the falls were later named in his honor.

At 979 meters (3,212 ft), the drop is so immense that during dry season, the water vaporizes into a fine mist before reaching the base.

It wasn't known to the outside world until Jimmie Angel's flight in 1933. Indigenous Pemon people had known it for centuries.

Venezuela is near the equator, and the falls' elevation (979 m) isn't high enough for freezing. The water flows year-round at tropical temperatures.

Angel Falls is fed by the Churún River, which flows over the edge of Auyán-tepui. No underground cave river contributes to it.