The expression "Niagara Falls" has long been considering a synonym to mighty and overpowering forces of nature. A unique complex of waterfalls located on the Niagara River is one of the largest in the world. The natural attraction straddle the border between the United States and Canada. The complex includes three waterfalls, the most famous among them is the “Horseshoe Fall”. Waterfalls the “American Falls” and the “Bridal Veil Falls” supplement it. This complex of waterfalls is the most powerful one in North America.
The height of waterfalls is relatively small and is about 53 meters, they are assured leaders of another indicator - the width. Waterfall the "Horseshoe" has a width of 792 meters, even the width of the “American Falls”, which is 323 meters, seems to be quite modest. According to scientists, the complex of waterfalls aged more than nine thousand years, the reason for its formation was the rapid melting of glaciers. Water washed a huge channel in soft sandstone. For thousands of years, rocks formed under sandstone make the "frame" for the waterfalls.
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