Niagara Falls

**Niagara Falls**
	three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States
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Instance of	waterfall; tourist attraction; horseshoe waterfall;
Part of	Niagara River;
Location	New York; Ontario; United States of America; Canada;
Width	790 m;
Height	51 m (Q46868895); 57 m;
Drainage basin	Lake Ontario drainage basin;
	43° 04′ 48″ N, 79° 04′ 15.6″ W
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<nowiki>Cataratas del Niágara; Níagarafossar; Ніягарскі вадаспад; Niagāras ūdenskritums; Air Terjun Niagara; Busay Niagara; Ниагарæ; Niagaran putoukset; Niagarafossur; نیاگارا(هورس شو); Ниагара; Ніягарскі вадаспад; نیاگرا; نیاگرا آبشار; 나이아가라 폭포; Ниагара шаркыратмасы; Niagarafallen; Slapovi Niagare; Ніагарський водоспад; Ispèndulas de su Niagara; 尼亞加拉瀑布城; Katarakto di Niagara; ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດນີອາກາລາ; Niagara sharsharasi; Ниагара сарқырамасы; Niagara Akvofaloj; Нијагарски Водопади; Nijagarini vodopadi; Cataractas d'o Niagara; নায়াগ্রা জলপ্রপাত; chutes du Niagara; Niagara; Slapovi Niagare; ނިއަގަރާ ފޯލް; Ниагарский водопад; Maporomoko ya Niagara; ניאגארא פאלס; नायगारा धबधबा; Niagaraske wodopady; Thác Niagara; Niagara; ნიაგარაშ წყარგელაფუ; Niagara-watervalle; Нијагарини водопади; Niagarafälle; Niyagara lɩmfalɩyɛ; Cataratas do Niágara; Niagara Faws; Niagarafäll; Niagara Chúi-chhiâng; Niagarafallene; Niaqara şəlaləsi; 尼亚加拉瀑布; Niagara viisadang; 尼亞加拉瀑布; تاڤگەکانی نیاگارا; Niagara Falls; شلالات نياجارا; Lammoù-dour an Niagara; नायगरा फल्स; နိုင်အာဂရာ ရေတံခွန်; 尼亞加拉瀑布; Niagara-vízesés; ናያግራ ፏፏቴዎች; Ниагара шарлавыгы; Ниагаре вӱдшуҥгалтыш; Niagaros krioklys; Catarates del Niágara; نیاقارا شلاله سی; Ниагара шарлауығы; Nayagra Faalz; ನಯಾಗರ ಜಲಪಾತ; Eas Niagara; Нијагарини водопади; 尼亚加拉瀑布; Niagaravandfaldene; ნიაგარა; ナイアガラの滝; Cascadas de Niagara; Niagara Falls; شلالات نياجارا; Ниагара; מפלי ניאגרה; Aquae cadentes Niagarenses; Niagarawetterfal; नायाग्रा जल प्रपात; నయాగరా జలపాతం; ਨਿਆਗਰਾ ਝਰਨਾ; Niagara Weederfaaler; Cascades Niagara; آبشار نیاگارا; நயாகரா அருவி; cascate del Niagara; Niagaras kriuoklīs; Cascada Niagara; น้ำตกไนแอการา; Niagara juga; cascades del Niàgara; Rhaeadr Niagara; Niagarské vodopády; Busay Niagara; Niagarské vodopády; Cascati dû Niagara; Cataratas do Niágara; Cachones de l Niágara; Wailele ‘o Niakala; Avşara Niagara; नायाग्रा झ्वाला; Niagarski slapovi; Talon ng Niagara; Նիագարայի ջրվեժ; Ujëvarat e Niagarës; Niagara Falls; Niagara; നയാഗ്ര വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം; Niagarawatervallen; Niagara ur-jauziak; Ниагара Фолс; نياگرا آبشار; Niagara Şelalesi; cataratas do Niágara; Ниагар хүрхрээ; Καταρράκτες του Νιαγάρα; Niagarafalla; ကနေဒါနိုင်ငံ အွန်တေရီအို ဒေသနှင့် အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု နယူးယောက်ပြည်နယ်ကြားရှိ ရေတံခွန်; grup de tres cascades situades al riu Niàgara entre la frontera dels Estats Units y Canadà; Wasserfall an der Grenze zwischen den USA und Kanada; مجموع سه آبشار در مرز آمریکا و کانادا; New York/ABD ve Ontario/Kanada arasındaki Şelaleler; カナダ・オンタリオ州とアメリカ・ニューヨーク州を隔てる滝; vattenfall vid statsgränsen mellan Kanada och USA; מפלי מים בגבול שבין ארצות הברית לקנדה; kolme vesiputousta Yhdysvaltojen ja Kanadan rajalla; водопади на границата меѓу САД и Канада; cascate dell'America settentrionale; complexe de trois chutes d'eau d'Amérique du Nord; grojogan ing Kanada; вадаспад паміж Канадай і ЗША; Conjunto de quedas d'água entre o Canadá e os Estados Unidos.; tři vodopády nacházející se na hranici mezi USA a Kanadou; водопади између Њујорка, САД и Онтарија, Канада; trije slapovi na meji med Kanado in Združenimi državami Amerike; Mga talon sa Hilagang Amerika; três quedas d'água na fronteira internacional entre o Canadá e os Estados Unidos; grupo de tres cascadas situadas en el río Niágara entre la frontera de Canadá y los Estados Unidos de América; busay sa Canada, Ontario, lat 43,08, long -79,07; wodospad północnoamerykański; fosser på grensen mellom Canada og USA; watervallen op de grens van Canada en de Verenigde Staten; salah satu sungai di dunia; три водопада који се налазе на међународној граници између Канаде и Сједињених Држава; ಮೂರು ಜಲಪಾತಗಳು ಕೆನಡಾ ಮತ್ತು ಯೂನಿಯನ್ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗಡಿಯನ್ನು ದಾಟುತ್ತವೆ; three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; fervenzas no río Niágara, na fronteira entre os Estados Unidos e o Canadá; شلال في أونتاريو، الولايات المتحدة; комплекс водопадов на реке Ниагаре, отделяющий американский штат Нью-Йорк от канадской провинции Онтарио и Соло Сити; 북아메리카에서 가장 큰 폭포; Cataratas del Niagara; 尼加拉瓜大瀑布; 尼加拉瓜瀑布; 尼加拉大瀑布; Niagara Falls; 尼亞加拉大瀑布; 尼加拉瀑布; Niagara; Niagrafossar; Niagarako ur-jauziak; Les catarates de niagara; Ниагара; Ниагарские водопады; Niagarafall; Niagara-Fälle; Ніагарскі вадапад; Ніагарскі вадаспад; نياگارا(هورس شو); 尼加拉瓜大瀑布; 尼加拉瓜瀑布; 尼加拉大瀑布; 尼亞加拉大瀑布; Niagara falls; 尼加拉瀑布; Niagarafaldene; Niagara Falls; Niagara; Cascadele râului Niagara; Cascadele Niagara; ナイアガラ滝; ナイアガラ瀑布; Niagarafall; Niagara; Niagara fallet; Niagara Falls; מפלי הניאגרה; Niagarae cataracta; नियाग्रा जल-प्रपात; निआग्रा जल प्रपात; नियाग्रा जलप्रपात; नायाग्रा; नियाग्रा जल प्रपात; नियाग्रा का जलप्रपात; 尼亚伽拉瀑布; 尼亞加拉瀑布; Niagara 瀑布; Niagara Falls; Niagara Falls; Niagara akvofalo; Niagra Falakvo; Ніагара; Ніаґара; நாயகரா நீர்வீழ்ச்சி; நயகாரா நீர்வீழ்ச்சி; நயாகரா நீர்வீழ்ச்சி; Cadreitas d'o Niagara; Niyagara Çağlayanı; Niagara şelaleleri; Atnalı Şelalesi; Chutes de Niagara; chutes Niagara; Chutes Niagara; ნიაგარის ჩანჩქერი; ნიაგარას ჩანჩქერი; fervenzas do Niágara; Niagara Falls State Park; 尼亞瓜拉瀑布; 尼亞加拉大瀑布; 尼亞瓜拉大瀑布; Thác Niagra; Các thác nước Niagra; נייאגרא; ניאגרא פאלס; नायगारा धबधबे; Nijagarini vodopadi; Cataratas de Niagara; ไนแอการา; ไนแองการา; น้ำตกไนแองการา; Niagra Falls; Niagara Falls; Les Chutes du Niagara; Niagara Falls; An tEas Niagara; Niagarski slap; Niagara Falls; Niagara Falls; Air terjun Niagara; Ниагарски водопад; Niagara Falls; Mga Busay Niagara; Niagara Wetterfal; Niagara-fallene; Niagara Falls; Niagara-watervallen; Niagarawaterval; Niagara watervallen; Niagara falls; Niagara waterval; Cataractes del Niàgara; ابشار نیاگارا; آبشارهای نیاگارا; ابشارهای نیاگارا; ನಯಾಗರಾ ಜಲಪಾತ; నయాగర జలపాతం; the Niagara Falls; Niagra Falls; the Niagra Falls; شلالات نياغارا; شلالات نياجرا; شلالات نياقرا; شلال نياجرا; Καταρράκτες Νιαγάρα; Ниагара су құламасы</nowiki>

Brezhoneg : Dourlammoù Niagara eo anv ur steudad dourlammoù meur war an harzoù etre Kanada hag ar Stadoù-Unanet.

Deutsch: Die Niagarafälle sind Wasserfälle an der Grenze zwischen dem amerikanischen Bundesstaat New York und der kanadischen Provinz Ontario.

English: Niagara Falls is a major waterfall located on the border between the United States and Canada.

Español: Cataratas del Niagara situadas en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Canadá.

Français : Les chutes du Niagara situées à la frontière entre les :fr:États-Unis

Polski: Wodospad Niagara leży na granicy między Stanami Zjednoczonymi a Kanadą; od niego biorą też nazwę dwa miasta leżące po dwóch stronach granicy.

Български: Водопадът Ниагара е най-големият водопад в Северна Америка, намиращ се на границата между Съединени американски щати и Канада.

Македонски: Нијагарините водопади се големи водопади на границата помеѓу САД и Канада.

한국어: 나이아가라 폭포는 미국과 캐나다 사이의 국경에 있는 거대한 폭포다.

中文（简体）： 尼亚加拉瀑布为大瀑布，位于美国和加拿大的边界。

中文（繁體）： 尼亞加拉瀑布為大瀑布，位於美國和加拿大的邊界。

فارسی : آبشار نیاگارا، آبشار بسیار عظیمی است که در مرز ایالت نیویورک آمریکا و استان انتارو کانادا قرار دارد.

Views of the falls[edit]

Panoramic view from Canada of American and Canadian falls
Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls
American and Canadian Falls
Canadian Horseshoe Falls as seen from Skylon Tower
American and Bridal Falls as seen from Skylon Tower
American and Canadian Falls
The Canadian Falls and City lit up by the sun
HDR image of the Horseshoe Falls at sunset
People on the Canadian side watching the Horseshoe Falls.
CN Tower as seen from Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls
American Falls in winter looking toward Goat Island from Niagara Falls State Park
American Falls in winter from Canadian side
American Falls from Maid of the Mist Boat Tours building
American Falls from Goat Island in winter
American Falls from Canadian side in winter
American Falls and Goat Island in winter from Skylon Tower
Horseshoe Falls with old building in background
Horseshoe Falls from Skylon Tower
Skylon Tower
Horseshoe Falls from 25th floor of Hilton at Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls from Ontario.
Tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario
rainbow over the Horseshoe Falls
Stairway to Niagara
Wide panorama of Niagara
rainbow due to the spume from the Horseshoe Falls
rainbow and the big viewing platform on Canadian site
Raging water going toward American Falls
Looking over the brink of Horseshoe Falls
rainbow and one of the ubiquitous seagulls in front of the Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls
view to the Horseshoe Falls from below ("Journey behind the falls")
American Falls
the rainbow bridge between Canada and USA together with eponym
American Falls, with tourboat in front
View of American Falls seen from Goat Island on the New York side
View of Horseshoe Falls seen from Goat Island on the New York side
Niagara Falls and Maid of the Mist closeup
View of the Niagara Falls from the bottom of the falls
Overview photograph of the Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls
behind the falls on Canadian site
Goat Island
Winter at The Falls
Niagara falls an American infrastructures
The American Falls seen from the New York side (Sept. 25, 2004)
Standing directly above the Canadian falls looking down at one of the Maid of the Mist boats.
Horseshoe Falls from Embassy Suite, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
View of Horseshoe Falls from the Canadian side, September 2007
View of American Falls from the Canadian side, September 2007
Niagara 1985

Aerial and satellite images of the falls[edit]

Aerial view of the Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, overview
American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Aerial view of the Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Falls)
The whirlpool of Niagara River
View from the skylon tower to the Niagara Falls
view from Skylon Tower
View from space
Cropped, with English caption
Cropped, with French caption
View from space

At night pictures[edit]

American and Bridal Falls in summer on a full moon
Long exposure of the American and Bridal Falls falls at night
Closer look of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls at night
Full View of the Canadian Horseshoe at night.
American Falls in winter at night with multicolor lighting
American Falls in winter at night with blue lighting
American Falls with skyscrapers in the background
Americans Falls and Bridal Veil Falls at night
Americans Falls at night
Bridal Veil Falls at night
Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Falls) in searchlight
Wide night panorama
Niagara's coloured foam at night
illuminated falls at night, Canadian site
Niagara Falls Illumination Tower from Skylon Tower
Niagara Falls with multi-coloured lighting
Niagara Falls by night, seen from Skylon tower
American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls lit up at night in red, white, and blue
Bridal Veil Falls from the Canadian side lit up at night

Historical and old pictures[edit]

1837 woodcut of Niagara Falls
1837 - Steamer Caroline, burned by the British in December 1837 and drifted over Niagara Falls
1850 - old picture
1868 - The Falls of Niagara-From the Canada side
1879 - man stranded on rocks in the Niagara River
1900 - Frozen Horseshoe Falls from Canadian side
1908 - Brink of the falls
1912 - Niagara Falls from Clifton Hotel
1921 - Houdini swims the niagara river in a scene from The man from beyond
1969 - American Falls "shut off" during erosion control efforts
The Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara Falls 1900