Tallest Waterfalls in the Continent of Africa
Africa is the largest continent in the World and covers huge space of desert and forest area, many kind of animals can be found here. Some of the tallest waterfalls in the world found in the region and the thick forest in south Africa that induced to create many tallest Waterfalls. Tugela Falls is the tallest Waterfalls in Africa jump from 3,110 feet that nearly tallest waterfall in the world Angle Falls (979 feet). We have listed 19 Tallest Waterfalls in Africa with the official measurement of Height. The kind of the Waterfalls including Plunge, Horsetails, Tiered and Tiered Plunge.
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The list of tallest waterfalls in Africa
| Rank | Name of Waterfalls | Height | Location | Category | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tugela Falls | 3,110 ft (948 m) | Kwazulu Natal, South Africa | Tiered Plunges | 5 |
| 2 | Ndedema Falls | 2,000 ft (610 m) | Kwazulu Natal, South Africa | ||
| 3 | Jinbar Waterfall | 1,640 ft (500 m) | Ethiopia | Plunge | |
| 4 | Mutarazi Falls | 1,572 ft (479 m) | Manicaland, Zimbabwe | Tiered Horsetails | 2 |
| 5 | Vivienne Falls | 1,500 ft (457 m) | Kenya | Horsetail | 4 |
| 6 | Gura Falls | 1,000 ft (305 m) | Kenya | 3 | |
| 7 | Riandahy | 984 ft (300 m) | Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | ||
| 8 | Karuru Falls | 894 ft (272 m) | Kenya | Plunge | 3 |
| 9 | Rianbavy | 820 ft (250 m) | Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | 1 | |
| 10 | Kambadaga, Chutes de | 818 ft (249m) | Guinea | 3 | |
| 11 | Pungwe Falls | 797 ft (243m) | Nyanga, Zimbabwe | ||
| 12 | Kalambo Falls | 726 ft (221m) | Northern Zambia, Zambia | Plunge | 1 |
| 13 | Maletsunyane Falls | 630 ft (192m) | Lesotho | Plunge | 1 |
| 14 | Tuckers Falls | 600 ft (183m) | Zimbabwe | ||
| 15 | Izi Falls | 590 ft (180m) | Northern Province, Zambia | 2 | |
| 16 | Lofoi, Chutes | 540 ft (165m) | Katanga, Congo | Plunge | 1 |
| 17 | Mfihelo Falls | 519 ft (158m) | Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||
| 18 | Fincha Fwafwate | 508 ft (155m) | Ethiopia | 1 | |
| 19 | Martins Falls | 500 ft (152) | Mozambique | Tiered Plunges | 2 |
