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How tall is Angel Falls?

Angel Falls · Kerepakupai Merú, Canaima National Park, Venezuela

Total height
979 m 3,210 ft
Longest single drop
807 m 2,650 ft
Width at the base
≈ 150 m 490 ft approx.
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Human, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Angel Falls drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale). Eiffel Tower: height including antennas 330 m. Empire State Building: height to tip 443.2 m. Angel Falls: total height 979 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale)Eiffel Tower: 330 mEmpire State Building: 443.2 mAngel Falls: 979 mAngel Falls979 mEmpire State Building443.2 mEiffel Tower330 mHuman1.61–1.75 m · too small to see

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  1. Step 1 of 3 Human → Megalodon

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  3. Step 3 of 3 Great Pyramid of Giza → Angel Falls

    Angel Falls is about 7.1 times as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

    Great Pyramid of Giza, Angel Falls drawn to the same scaleGreat Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Angel Falls: total height 979 m.Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mAngel Falls: 979 mAngel Falls979 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 m
    Step 3: Great Pyramid of Giza and Angel Falls at the same scale.

Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Total height 979 m 3,210 ft Total drop from the lip of Auyán-tepui, including the main plunge and the cascades below it (3,212 ft) [1] [2]
Longest single drop 807 m 2,650 ft Uninterrupted free fall of the main plunge (2,648 ft) [2]
Width at the base ≈ 150 m ≈ 490 ft Britannica gives 500 feet (150 metres) wide at the base. Approximate [1]

About Angel Falls

Angel Falls, also known as Kerepakupai Merú, is the world's tallest waterfall, in Canaima National Park in Bolívar state, southeastern Venezuela. It pours off the flat-topped Auyán-tepui and falls a total of 979 m (3,212 ft), including a single uninterrupted drop of 807 m (2,648 ft). The falls were named after the American pilot Jimmie Angel, who flew over them in the 1930s.

  • The falls are on a branch of the Carrao River, an upper tributary of the Caroní, and are best seen from the air because of the dense jungle around them. [2] [1]
  • The height was last surveyed by a National Geographic expedition in 1949. Guinness notes that if only the 807 m drop counted, the 948 m multi-drop Tugela Falls in South Africa would be the tallest waterfall overall. [2]
  • The Pemón name Kerepakupai Merú means 'waterfall of the deepest place'. In 2009 Venezuela's president declared that this Indigenous name should be used. [2] [1]
  • Canaima National Park covers about 3 million hectares, and roughly 65% of it is table mountain (tepui) formations. [3]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 580 × Human · height lined up end to end match the Angel Falls · total height
  • ≈ 3.6 × Titanic · length overall lined up end to end match the Angel Falls · total height

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How it compares

  • 580× Angel Falls is about 580 times as tall as an average adult. See side by side
  • 3.6× Angel Falls is about 3.6 times as tall as the Titanic is long. See side by side
  • 2.4× Angel Falls is about 2.4 times as tall as a container ship is long. See side by side
  • 1.8× Angel Falls is about 1.8 times as tall as One World Trade Center. See side by side
  • 1.2× Angel Falls is about 1.2 times as tall as the Burj Khalifa. See side by side
  • 1/2.8 The Golden Gate Bridge is about 2.8 times as long as Angel Falls is tall. See side by side

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Notes on these figures

  • No Venezuelan park authority page could be found; UNESCO's Canaima page gives only a rounded 1,000 m for the world's highest waterfall, so the 979 m and 807 m figures come from Britannica and Guinness World Records.
  • The 979 m total includes cascades below the main plunge; some question whether all of it should count as one waterfall.
  • Britannica says Jimmie Angel crash-landed nearby in 1937, while Guinness says he recorded the falls after flying over them in November 1933.
  • The waterfall outline is illustrative; only its height is to scale.

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Angel Falls. Accessed 25 September 2026.
  2. Guinness World Records, Tallest waterfall. Accessed 25 September 2026.
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Canaima National Park. Accessed 25 September 2026.

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