Happy Wednesday Guys!
Yesterday I travelled to one of the natural wonders of the world, Niagara Falls. Having only been once before as a kid, I was amazed at the sheer vastness of the falls and just how fast the current flowed.
There was a long stretch of road adjacent to the falls, where I walked for hours, taking it all in. It was a gorgeous hot day, and the mist from the falls filled the air along the road, and blew over every once in a while onto passersby. It was definitely an amazing sight to see and experience.
At a height of about 188 feet, you can feel the extent of the drop when you look down at its plummet. Flowing at approximately 35 miles per hour, with 225,000 gallons of water per second, the sheer speed of the current captures your attention.
Niagara Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. There are two sections of the falls which stretch across the border between Canada and the U.S. -- the American Falls, on the U.S. side of the border, and the Canadian Horsehoe Falls, which I visited in my travels.
The Canadian Horseshoe Falls
The American Falls
There's also quite a significant history in this natural wonder. Although Niagara Falls is not yet on the official list of the natural wonders of the world, many feel it should be. The falls are over 12,000 years old. And due to their sheer volume and speed, erosion has caused the falls to retreat about 6.8 miles south of where they first began, between present-day Lewiston, New York, and Queenston, Ontario.
Here is a map of where the falls were first situated compared to where they are now. The blue line shows the area that the falls encompassed. Then see where Niagara is today on the map many miles south of that.
I will be sharing more of my travels to some other natural wonders of Canada soon!
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Sources:
http://sevennaturalwonders.org/index_/wonders-by-continent/north-america/niagara-falls/
https://www.niagarafallslive.com/facts_about_niagara_falls.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls
Map: https://www.google.com/maps