Saturday, February 19, 2011

Niagara waterfalls are beautiful and great


Niagara Falls is a large waterfall on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The waterfall is 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York, 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.





Niagara Falls consists of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian and American Falls on the border of the United States. Bridal Veil Falls smaller also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island. Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara escarpment on the way to the Atlantic Ocean.







Although not very high, Niagara Falls is very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water fall on the top line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. This is the most powerful waterfall in North America.




Niagara Falls is renowned both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial and industrial have used a challenge for the servants of the fallen since the 1800s.

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