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on 13 May 1949. Robertson's expedition, which began on 23 April 1949, was also the first to reach the foot of the falls. The first known attempt to climb the face of the cliff was made in 1968 during the wet season. It failed because of slippery rock. In 1969, a second attempt was made during the dry
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season. This attempt was thwarted by lack of water and an overhang 120 metres (400 ft) from the top. The first climb to the top of the cliff was completed on 13 January 1971. The climbers, a four-man team led by American mountaineer George Bogel, an electrical engineer from
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name. Explaining the name change, Chávez reportedly said, "This is ours, long before Angel ever arrived there... this is indigenous land." However he later said that he would not decree the change of name, but was only defending the use of Kerepakupai Vená.
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is required to reach Canaima camp, the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls. River trips generally take place from June to December, when the rivers are deep enough for use by the
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Angel Falls is one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions, though a trip to the falls is a complicated affair. The falls are located in an isolated jungle. A flight from Maiquetia Airport,
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With regard to overall height, a revisited validation of waterfall measurements is not available, and there is still uncertainty whether Angel Falls or South Africa's
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to the base of the falls. On the way is a viewpoint commonly used to capture the falls in photographs. It is named Mirador Laime ("Laime's Viewpoint" in
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Angel's plane remained on top of the tepui for 33 years before being lifted out by helicopter. It was restored at the Aviation Museum in
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Partly clouded view of Auyán-tepui and Angel Falls (centre) from Isla Raton camp, the photograph was taken at the end of the dry season
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The official height of the falls was determined by a survey carried out by an expedition organized and financed by
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was published in September 2023; it is a historical fiction story inspired by the life of the photographer
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Robertson, Ruth (April 2007). "Jungle Journey to the World's Highest Waterfall". In Jenkins, Mark (ed.).
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guides. During the dry season (December to March), the volume of water is less than in other months.
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is the tallest (both measurements were taken at considerable distance from the two waterfalls).
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The waterfall has been known as Angel Falls since the mid-20th century; they are named after
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below the drop and a 30-metre-high (100 ft) plunge downstream of the talus rapids.
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Angel, Karen (April 2012). "Why the World's Tallest Waterfall is Named Angel Falls".
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that this stream without any known local name should be named after a Latvian river,
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Aerial view of Dragon Falls (Churún Merú), a waterfall 10 km south of Angel Falls at
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The Lost World: The Gran Sabana, Canaima National Park and Angel Falls – Venezuela
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announced his intention to change the name to the purported original indigenous
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The falls are along a fork of the Río Kerepacupai Merú which flows into the
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Angel Falls was the main inspiration for the fictional Paradise Falls in
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The first recorded European to reach the base of the falls was the
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They were not known to the outside world until American aviator
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Angel Falls was used as a setting for a scene in the
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Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his
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Angel Falls (disambiguation)

Angel Falls is located in Venezuela
Auyán-tepui
Canaima National Park
Bolívar State
Venezuela
Coordinates
5°58′03″N 62°32′08″W / 5.96750°N 62.53556°W / 5.96750; -62.53556
Type

5°52′32″N 62°32′07″W / 5.87556°N 62.53528°W / 5.87556; -62.53528
Spanish
Pemon
waterfall
Venezuela
world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
Auyán-tepui
Canaima National Park
Spanish
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gran Sabana
Bolívar State
rapids
Churún River
Carrao River
Orinoco River
Tugela Falls
Jimmie Angel
Hugo Chávez

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