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QWhich one is the highest waterfall in the world?

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  • A Pu'uka'oku Falls ✔ ✖
  • B Angel Falls ✔ ✖
  • C Tugela Falls ✔ ✖
  • D Mongefossen ✔ ✖
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Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 meters (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. The height figure 979 meters (3,212 ft) mostly consists of the main plunge but also includes about 400 meters (0.25 mi) of sloped cascade and rapids below the drop and a 30-metre (98 ft) high plunge downstream of the talus rapids.

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