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How wide is Detian Falls?

Detian Falls is about 200 m (656 ft) wide.

What is measured: approximate width of the waterfall

Detian Falls (200 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Detian Falls (200 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 61% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 1.9× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 2.2× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 4× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 24% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Detian Falls

Detian Falls lies on the China–Vietnam border and is one of Asia’s largest transnational waterfalls.

Source: China Daily, “Detian Waterfall”; Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, “Ban Gioc Waterfall”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Detian Falls
Hyperion116 m (380 ft)0.58×
Waimoku Falls122 m (400 ft)0.61×
Rhine Falls150 m (492 ft)0.75×
Son Doong Cave150 m (492 ft)0.75×
Detian Falls200 m (656 ft)this page
Kaieteur Falls226 m (741 ft)1.1×
Baatara Gorge Waterfall255 m (837 ft)1.3×
Wallaman Falls268 m (879 ft)1.3×
Great Blue Hole318 m (1,043 ft)1.6×
Big Daddy Dune325 m (1,066 ft)1.6×

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Which is bigger: Detian Falls or Baatara Gorge Waterfall?

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