What is the world’s highest waterfall, measured by total uninterrupted drop?

Angel Falls is the world’s highest waterfall by total uninterrupted drop, falling 807 metres.

The waterfall is in Venezuela’s Canaima National Park, where water pours from the summit plateau of Auyán-tepui, a flat-topped sandstone mountain. The main drop is so high that falling water often breaks into mist before reaching the plunge pool below. Its height was measured through surveys and includes the continuous main descent.

The waterfall’s Indigenous Pemon name is Kerepakupai Merú, often translated as “waterfall of the deepest place.” The English name honors American aviator Jimmie Angel, whose aircraft landed on the summit in 1937. The mountain and falls had already been known to local Indigenous communities.

Victoria Falls is often called the world’s largest waterfall by the combined measures of width and height of its enormous curtain of water. Niagara Falls is much wider in popular recognition but is nowhere near Angel Falls in total drop.