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Kamarang Great Falls
In short
Kamarang Falls are located in a remote western corner of Guyana, which is rarely accessed by travelers – thus we rarely see images of this magnificent waterfall. It is located in the sparsely inhabited land of the Arekuna people.
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In detail
Waterfall has one main, vertical plunge, but the image shows, that there are smaller steps at least in the upper part of the falls. Below the falls river flows in a deep, misty gorge.
Kamarang River is large and the waterfall here forms a water curtain, which is more than 40 m wide.
One of the first (or – the very first) white men to see this fall was American entomologist Paul A. Zahl in the 1930s. He wrote that the noise created by the falling water was deafening already before the falls were visible.
Zahl made the first (erroneous) assessment of the height of this impressive waterfall. He considered that this waterfall is similar in height to the nearby Uitshi Falls (Oshi Falls) – and at Uitshi Falls a stone was falling down for 10 seconds. Thus – according to his calculations – Kamarang Falls had to be a bit less than 500 m tall.
Falls are much lower – but nevertheless, this is an impressive natural landmark.
References
- World Waterfall Database. Kamarang Meru Accessed on 19 March 2012
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Waterfalls
Some of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring natural monuments are waterfalls or locations where a river abruptly changes its elevation.
Wonders of Guyana
In future Guyana may bring many positive surprises – this country is little explored and may hide unique natural monuments unknown to the people. For the most part, Guyana consists of unspoiled nature – extensive expanses of tropical forests, savannah, and mountains.
Wonders of South America
There is little doubt – South America is one of the most spectacular… maybe the most spectacular continent of the world.
There is located the second-highest mountain chain in the world, the largest rainforest, the tallest volcanoes, and the tallest and largest waterfalls. The highest biological diversity in the world is reached somewhere near the eastern ranges of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, or Colombia.
Recommended books
Navigators Travel to Guyana
Navigators Travel to Guyana is the follow-up to Navigators Travel to Barbados written by Howard Liverpool. This time our intrepid explorers travel to Guyana and learn about the history and geography of the country. They also sample some of the local cuisines and have a scary encounter with a ram sheep.
Natural Wonders of the World
From the Rocky Mountains to the Great barrier Reef and everything in between, Natural Wonders of the World combines breathtaking landscape photography and illustrations with 3-D terrain models and other explanatory artworks to reveal what lies beneath the surface and explain the geological processes to show how the features were formed. Plants and animals that inhabit each environment are also included, making Natural Wonders of the World a complete celebration of our world.