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Angelica CachroCameron Cox
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Located in the Guayana Highlands
Water free falls 2,421 feet to the river below, making it the tallest waterfall on
earth.In total it’s 15 times higher
than Niagara Falls
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In western Canaima National Park is Auyantepuy
Auyantepuy is known as tepuy, a flat mountain
ending with vertical walls.
This tepuy is where Angel Falls is formed
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Named after American aviator that discovered the Falls in 1937
Local Indians already knew of it so they called it the Churún Merú
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Resourceshttp://www.angel-falls.com
http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm
http://www.venezuelatuya.com/canaima/saltoangeleng.htm
http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/ingalls/images/sky2.gif
http://australia2002.iespana.es/saltodelangel_auyantepui.jpg
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/travelplanning/l/blvirtAngel.htm
http://www.salto-angel.com/
http://mapx.map.vgd.gov.lv/geo3/Ukr/_Izmantotie%20Atteli/Arzemes/Augstie/Angel_l.jpg
http://galerias.parapente.net/images/galerias/jorgealvarez/zooms/salto_angel_venezuela.jpg
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