The highest waterfall in the world is:

Explanation

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall. Encyclopaedia Britannica gives its drop as 3,212 feet, or 979 metres. The height record depends on vertical drop, not fame, volume, or visual spread. Victoria Falls is notable as the largest by combined width and height, while Niagara Falls is described as the most voluminous in North America. Those distinctions do not change the height ranking. Angel Falls' 979-metre drop in Venezuela is the decisive fact.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Victoria Falls is the largest by combined width and height, but Angel Falls has the world's highest vertical drop.
• (C) Iguazu Falls is not the world's highest waterfall; that distinction is assigned to Angel Falls at 979 metres.
• (D) Niagara Falls is associated here with very high volume in North America, but volume is not the same criterion as the highest vertical drop.

Concept

Basic physical geography links major world landforms with their defining records. RAS geography coverage often contrasts height, volume, width and location across famous waterfalls.

Source

• Encyclopaedia Britannica

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