Niagara Falls

• The Niagara Falls are located on the border of Ontario, Canada and New York, USA.

• The Niagara Falls are made up of 3 waterfalls, Bridal Veil Falls, the American Falls, and the Horseshoe Falls

The Horseshoe Falls

Niagara Falls• The 3 waterfalls combine to produce the highest flow

rate of any waterfall on earth.• The largest vertical drop is over 165 feet (50 metres).• The Niagara Falls were created by glacier activity

around 10000 years ago.• The Niagara Falls are a source of hydropower,

producing large amounts of electricity.• About 28,000,000 litres of water travel down Niagara

Falls every second• The Niagara River drains water from Lake Erie into

Lake Ontario.• At the current rate of erosion, scientists believe that the

Niagara Falls will be gone in around 50000 years

Nik Wallenda• In 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first person to

cross the Niagara Falls by tightrope 153 years after the first person. He did so after receiving permission from both the Canadian and United States governments, although he was required to carry his passport and present it on entry to the Canadian side of the falls.

Goat Island• Goat Island sits in the middle of the Niagara

Falls, between Horseshoe Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.

• A monument dedicated to Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla sits on Goat Island.

Niagara Falls• The Niagara Falls are a huge tourist attraction

and are visited by around 30 million people every year.

• To make them even more attractive they are lit up at night