LARGEST CITIES OF THE WORLD
This is a controversial category as the boundaries of many cities are difficult to determine. There are actually seven different lists depending on how the area of the “city” is determined. Is it the formal municipal boundaries or the general area? This list uses the urban area, that is, the continuously built up landmass of urban development that is within a labor market. Obviously over time the actual population changes. (in millions) *Cities I have visited.
1. Tokyo – 37.126
2. Jakarta – 26.063
3. Seoul – 22.547
4. Delhi* – 22.242
5. Manila – 21.951
6. Shanghai – 20.861
7. New York* – 20.464
8. Sao Paulo* – 20.186
9. Mexico City* – 19.463
10. Cairo – 17.816
11. Beijing – 17.311
12. Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto – 17.011
13. Mumbai* – 16.910
14. Guangzhou – 16.827
15. Moscow – 15.152
16. Dhaka* (Bangladesh) – 15.414
17. Los Angeles* – 14.900
18. Kolkata* (Calcutta) – 14.374
19. Karachi – 14,198
20. Buenos Aires* – 13.639
21. Istanbul – 13.576
22. Rio de Janeiro* – 12.043
23. Shenzhen 11.885
24. Lagos – 11.542
25. Paris* – 10.755
WATERFALLS – SIZE BY FLOW RATE
This is a list of waterfalls of the world by mean annual flow rate, height and width. This list excludes rapids, such as Inga Falls or Livingstone Falls, which have a greater flow rate.
Waterfall/Mean annual flow rate (mÑ/s)/Tallest single drop (m)/ Width (m)/Country
Guaíra Falls (submerged) 13300 / 40 – Parana Paraguay and Brazil
Celilo Falls* (submerged) 5415 / 7 / 3219 – Columbia United States
Kettle Falls* (submerged) 2803 / 15 / 550 – Columbia United States
Niagara Falls* 2407 / 51 / 1203 – Niagara Canada and the United States
Iguazú Falls* 1746 / 82 / 2700 – Iguazú Argentina and Brazil
Victoria 1088 / 108 / 1708 – Zambezi Zimbabwe and Zambia
Willamette Falls 874 / 12 / 460 – Willamette United States
Virginia Falls 991 / 96 / 850 – South Nahanni Canada
Kootenai Falls* 368 / 9 / 300 – Kootenay United States
Rhine Falls 475 / 23 / 150 – Rhine River Switzerland
Dettifoss 193 / 45 / 100 – Jökulsá á Fjöllum River Iceland
Prehistoric waterfalls
Waterfall Maximum daily flow rate (mÑ/s)/Tallest single drop (m)/Width (m) – Country
Dry Falls 1,906,000 / 350 / 4828 – Columbia River, United States
Bosphorus (Black Sea deluge. hypothesis) 482,407 / 80 – Bosphorus Strait, Modern
Turkey
WATERFALLS BY HEIGHT
1. Angel Falls* – 3,212’ (979m) – Canaima National Park, Venezuela
2. Tugela Falls – 3,110’ (948m) – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
3. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas – 3000’ (914) – Ayacucho, Peru
4. Olo‘upena Falls – 2953’ (900m) – Molokai, Hawaii
5. Catarata Yumbilla – 2,938 (896m) – Amazonas, Peru
6. Vinufossen – 2,822’ (860m) – More og Romsdal, Norway
7. Balaifossen – 2,788’ (850m) – Hordaland, Norway
8. Pu’uka’oku Falls – 2,756’ (840) – Hawaii
9. James Bruce Falls – 2,755 (840m) – British Columbia, Canada
10. Brown Falls* – 2,744’ (836m) – South Island, New Zealand
11. Strupenfossen – 2,690’ (820m) – Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
12. Ramnefjellsfossen – 2,685’ (818m) – Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
13. Waihilau Falls –m2,600’ (792m) – Hawaii
14. Colonial Creek Falls – 2,584’ (788m) – Washington, USA
15. Mongefossen – 2,535’ (773m) – More og Romsdal, Norway
16. Catarata Gocta* – 2,531’ (771) – Amazonas, Peru
17. Mutarazi Falls – 2,499’ (762m) – Manicaland, Zimbabwe
18. Kjelfossen – 2,477’ (755) – Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
19. Johannesburg Falls – 2,465’ (751) – Washington, USA
20. Yosemite Falls* – 2,425’ (739m) – California, USA
21. Cascades de Trou de fer – 2,380’ (725m) – Cirque de Salazie, Reunion
22. Olmaafossen – 2,362’ (720) – More og Romsdal, Norway
23. Mana’wai’nui Falls – 2,360’ (719m) – Hawaii, USA
24. Kjeragfossen – 2,345’ (715) – Rogaland, Norway
25. Avalanche Basin Falls – 2,320’ (707m) – Montana, USA
26. Harrison Basin Falls – 2,320’ (707m) – Montana, USA
27. Haloku Falls – 2,297’ (700m) – Hawaii
28. Lake Chamberlain Falls – 2,297’ (700,) South Island, New Zealand
29. Alfred Creek Falls – 2,296’ (700m) – British Columbia, Canada
30. Dontefossen – 2,296’ (700) – More og Romsdal, Norway
31. Brufossen – 2,289’ (698m) – Hordaland, Norway
32. Spirefossen – 2,264’ (690m) – Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
33. Lake Unknown Falls – 2,230’ (680m) – South Island, New Zealand
34. Kukenaam, Salto – 2,211’ (674m) – Bolivar, Venezuela
35. Yutaj, Salto – 2,200’ (671) – Amazonas, Venezuela