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Record #00082Nature archive

World's Largest Waterfall by Flow

NOAA identifies the underwater Denmark Strait cataract as the world's largest waterfall, with flow over 3.5 million cubic metres per second.

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over3,500,000m³/s

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NOAA identifies the underwater Denmark Strait cataract as the world's largest waterfall, with flow over 3.5 million cubic metres per second.

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over 3,500,000 m³/s

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  1. —over 3,500,000 m³/sDenmark Strait cataractDenmark Strait between Greenland and IcelandCurrent Record

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SRC-001Where is Earth’s Largest Waterfall?OfficialENRecord topic / Current recordNOAA

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