Iguazu Faws

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Iguazu Falls
View o Iguazu Falls
LocationArgentinae: Misiones Province Brazil: Paraná State
Coordinates25°41′12″S 54°26′41″W / 25.68667°S 54.44472°W / -25.68667; -54.44472Coordinates: 25°41′12″S 54°26′41″W / 25.68667°S 54.44472°W / -25.68667; -54.44472
TeepCataract
Tot hicht60–82 metre (197–269 ft)[1]
Nummer o draps275[1]
Langest drap82 metre (269 ft)[1]
Tot weenth2.7 kilometre (1.7 mi)[1]
WattercoorseIguazu River
Average
flowe rate
1,756 m3/s (62,010 cu ft/s)[1]

Iguazu Faws, Iguazú Faws, Iguassu Faws, or Iguaçu Faws (Spaingie: Cataratas del Iguazú [kataˈɾatas ðel iɣwaˈsu]; Guarani: Chororo Yguasu [ɕoɾoɾo ɨɣʷasu]; Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu [kataˈɾatɐʒ du iɡwaˈsu]) are watterfaws o the Iguazu River on the border o the Argentine province o Misiones an the Brazilian state o Paraná.

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  1. a b c d e "Iguaçu Falls". Encyclopædia Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library ed.). 2011. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2011.