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How wide is Iguazu Falls?

Iguazu Falls is about 2.7 km (1.68 mi) wide.

What is measured: combined waterfall crestline

Iguazu Falls (2.7 km) drawn to scale beside the Burj Khalifa (828 m) and the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Burj Khalifa (828 m), Iguazu Falls (2.7 km) and Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 3.3× the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 31% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 8.2× the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 26× the length of a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls consists of hundreds of cascades spread along a broad horseshoe-shaped escarpment on the Argentina–Brazil border.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Iguazu National Park; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Iguazu Falls

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Iguazu Falls
Mendenhall Glacier2.4 km (1.49 mi)0.89×
Mount Taranaki2,518 m (8,261 ft)0.93×
Mount St. Helens2,549 m (8,363 ft)0.94×
Iguazu Falls2.7 km (1.68 mi)this page
Mount Paektu2,744 m (9,003 ft)1×
Mount Roraima2,810 m (9,219 ft)1×
Mount Tambora2,850 m (9,350 ft)1.1×
Mount Merapi2,910 m (9,547 ft)1.1×
Mount Olympus (Greece)2,918 m (9,573 ft)1.1×
Cerro Torre3,128 m (10,262 ft)1.2×

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