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List Of Waterfalls That Empty Into An Ocean
This is a list of coastal waterfalls, i.e. waterfalls that debouch into an ocean, grouped by continent. Africa * Lobé Waterfalls (Kribi, Cameroon) * Waterfall Bluff (South Africa) * Secret Falls (South Africa) Asia * Jeongbang Waterfall (South Korea) * Mursala Island, Mursala Island Waterfall (Indonesia) * Banyutibo Waterfall (Indonesia) *Pyamaluguan Sabang Waterfall (Philippines) * Catandayagan Waterfall (Philippines) * Düden Waterfalls, Düden Kıyı Şelalesi Waterfall (Antalya, Turkey) Europe * :es:Cascada del Ézaro, Cascada del Ézaro waterfall, :es:Dumbría, Dumbría, Galicia (Spain) Cascada de Maro Maro, Málaga, Málaga (Spain) * Ketubjörg, Ketubjorg (Skagafjörður, Iceland) * Loch Mealt, Mealt Falls (Isle of Skye, Scotland) * Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway, Seven Sisters Waterfall (Geirangerfjord, Norway) * The Suitor (waterfall), The Suitor / The Friar (Geirangerfjord, Norway) * Tresaith waterfall (Wales) * St Audries waterfall (England) * Múlafossur wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastal Waterfall
A coastal waterfall is a waterfall that plunges directly into the sea. Another common name for this feature is a tidefall. Notable coastal waterfalls Coastal waterfalls include: * Waterfall Bay Falls, Hong Kong * Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, New Zealand * McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, California * Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore, California *Hayburn Wyke, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England *Lower Düden Waterfalls, Antalya, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ... See also * List of waterfalls that empty into an ocean References Waterfalls Coastal and oceanic landforms {{Topography-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antalya
Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains. The urban population of the city is 1,335,002 (Konyaalti, Kepez, Muratpasa), with a metropolitan population of 2,722,103.2011 Census Turkish Statistical Institute (Büyükşehir belediyeleri ve bağlı belediyelerin nüfusları) – 2011 The city was formerly known as Attalia and was founded in around 200 BC by King [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway
The Seven Sisters ( or , also known as ) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway. The tall waterfall consists of seven separate streams, and the tallest of the seven has a free fall that measures . The waterfall is located along the Geirangerfjorden in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The waterfall is located just south of the historic Knivsflå farm, across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm. The falls are about west of the village of Geiranger. It is part of the West Norwegian Fjords World Heritage Site. Name "The Seven Sisters" ( or ) is located on the northern side of Geirangerfjorden, and directly across the fjord lies a single waterfall called "The Suitor" (). The legend of the seven sisters is that they dance playfully down the mountain. Meanwhile, across the fjord, the suitor (or courter) flirts playfully with them from afar. See also * List of waterfalls This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its Anglo-Scottish border, only land border, which is long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, forming a personal union of the Union of the Crowns, three kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country.#Slesser70, Slesser (1981) p. 19. Although has been suggested to describe a winged shape, no definitive agreement exists as to the name's origin."Gaelic Culture" . VisitScotland. Retrieved 5 January 2013. The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period, and over its history has been occupied at various times by Celtic tribes including the Picts and the Gaels, Scandinavian Vikings, and most notably the powerful integrated Norse-Gaels clans of Clan MacLeod, MacLeod and Clan Donald, MacDonald. The island was considered to be under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Mealt
Loch Mealt is an inland fresh-water loch on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It lies close to Ellishadder and south of Staffin, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula. Geography This roughly square-shaped loch is about 1 km in length. It is located close to the sea and its eastern side comprises the spectacular tall sea-cliffs of Kilt Rock, made of dolerite rock strata in many different colours. ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2010. Kilt Rock boasts a dramatic waterfall created from the outflow of Loch Mealt. Ecology There are a number of bird species in this roadside loch.Its waters are favoured by s. The Orkney charr (''< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur, Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants). This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people. It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey, Skagafjörður, Lundey (Puffin Island). The bay is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketubjörg
are impressive sea cliffs in Skagafjörður, Iceland, just south of the abandoned farm Keta on the Skagi peninsula. The cliffs were formed from the remains of an ice age volcano the that the sea has eroded, resulting in rock pillar formations and a large cleft in the rocks. At , which is just over 120 meters tall, there is columnar basalt and, outside of that, there are isolated rock pillars, the biggest of which is called or "old lady." The cliff is home to rich bird life and the cliffs are a protected site. The national highway used to follow the edge of the cliff and was sometimes considered difficult to travel though. This is because, according to folklore, there was a large settlement of trolls in and the trolls held parliament in the cleft in cliffs, which was called ("Troll Legislature"). Priests at Keta's church, which was a church served by priests from Hvammur in Laxárdalur, were accustomed to ringing the bell when they arrived at the hill, called (Priests' h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mealy Falls
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Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, sixth most populous in the country. It lies in Southern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Costa del Sol ("Coast of the Sun") of the Mediterranean, primarily in the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro, Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation#Europe, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians from Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre as ''Malaka''. From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Cartha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of Spain, provinces of La Coruña (province), A Coruña, Lugo (province), Lugo, Ourense (province), Ourense, and Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,705,833 in 2024 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons Island, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
