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Location:
USA,
New York, Niagara Falls
Category:
Landscape, Famous Landmark
Description:
View of the Niagara Falls
Location Information:
The
Niagara Falls are voluminous
waterfalls on the Niagara River,
straddling the international border
between the Canadian province of
Ontario and the U.S. state of New
York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km)
north-northwest of Buffalo, New York
and 75 miles (120 km)
south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario,
between the twin cities of Niagara
Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls,
New York.
Niagara Falls is composed of two
major sections separated by Goat
Island: Horseshoe Falls, the
majority of which lies on the
Canadian side of the border, and
American Falls on the American side.
The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are
also located on the American side,
separated from the main falls by
Luna Island.
Niagara Falls were formed when
glaciers receded at the end of the
Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice
age), and water from the newly
formed Great Lakes carved a path
through the Niagara Escarpment en
route to the Atlantic Ocean. While
not exceptionally high, the Niagara
Falls are very wide. More than 6
million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of
water falls over the crest line
every minute in high flow, and
almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000
m³) on average. It is the most
powerful waterfall in North America.
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