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How tall is Sutherland Falls?

Sutherland Falls has a vertical drop of about 580 m (1,903 ft).

What is measured: total vertical drop

Sutherland Falls (580 m) drawn to scale beside the Eiffel Tower (330 m) and the Burj Khalifa (828 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Eiffel Tower (330 m), Sutherland Falls (580 m) and Burj Khalifa (828 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little shorter than the Burj Khalifa
  • About 1.8× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 6.2× as tall as the Statue of Liberty
  • About 21% of the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 5.5× the length of a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Sutherland Falls

Sutherland Falls drops in three main stages from Lake Quill into the Arthur River valley in Fiordland.

Source: Department of Conservation New Zealand — Sutherland Falls; Te Ara — Waterfalls

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Sutherland Falls
Parícutin volcano424 m (1,391 ft)0.73×
Shiprock482 m (1,581 ft)0.83×
Ball’s Pyramid562 m (1,844 ft)0.97×
Sutherland Falls580 m (1,903 ft)this page
Pulpit Rock604 m (1,982 ft)1×
Mount Augustus717 m (2,352 ft)1.2×
Yosemite Falls739 m (2,425 ft)1.3×
Gocta Falls771 m (2,530 ft)1.3×
Horseshoe Falls790 m (2,592 ft)1.4×
Browne Falls838 m (2,749 ft)1.4×

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Which is bigger: Sutherland Falls or Shiprock?

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