Angel Falls is the waterfall in Venezuela recognized as the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a total height of 979 meters. It plunges from Auyán-tepui, a flat-topped sandstone mountain in Canaima National Park, Bolívar State.
The uninterrupted main descent is about 807 meters; the full 979-meter measurement also includes lower cascades and additional drops. That distinction explains why descriptions sometimes give different figures. The falls are dramatically higher than Niagara Falls, whose largest single drop is about 51 meters, although the two waterfalls are often compared because both are major tourist attractions.
The waterfall’s Indigenous Pemon name is Kerepakupai Vená, commonly translated as “waterfall of the deepest place.” The English name honors Jimmie Angel, an American aviator whose plane crash-landed on Auyán-tepui in 1937. Reaching the falls remains difficult: visitors typically fly to Canaima and continue by river and on foot, with access depending heavily on water levels.