Kalandula Falls

Waterfall in Malanje Province, Angola
9°4′33″S 16°0′12″E / 9.07583°S 16.00333°E / -9.07583; 16.00333Total height105 m (344 ft)Total width400 m (1,300 ft)WatercourseLucala

Kalandula Falls or Calandula Falls (Portuguese: Quedas de Kalandula; formerly known as Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in the municipality of Calandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are 105 meters (344 feet) high and 400 meters (1,300 feet) wide.[1] They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa.[2][3] The distance from Luanda is 360 km.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stead, Mike & Rorison, Sean. Angola the Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, 2009, p. 247
  2. ^ Malanje-Angola.com Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Kalandula Falls Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine world-waterfalls.com

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