Named for its discoverer, an American pilot, it's the world's highest waterfall
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Jimmie Angel - Wikipedia  Occupation, Pilot, explorer. Known for, Landing on Angel Falls. James Crawford "Jimmie" Angel (August 1, 1899  December 8, 1956) was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world, is named. ... There is also another novel that details how Angel Falls got its name: "Truth or...
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What is the height of free fall of water in Angel Falls - Tipings - Ask ...  Salto ngel, or just Angel - the highest waterfall in the world. ... The waterfall is named after its discoverer - not the first, by the way, but more famous: the pilot ... It's easier and faster just to make aerial tour: after the American pilot to fly over the...
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J! Archive - Show #506, aired 1986-11-17  Named for its discoverer, an American pilot, it's the world's highest waterfall. $100, 11. Despite its name, you shouldn't eat this sprite; it won't sell you Girl Scout...
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"Jimmie" Angel - Davis-Monthan Airfield Register  Feb 14, 2006 ... It has a waterfall (a "mile high" according to Angel) tumbling from its edge. It was later measured to be 3,212 feet. It was named "Angel Falls" for its discoverer. ... as a (non-military) transport pilot mostly in Central America during WWII. ..... was almost 1,000 meters high, which made it the largest in the world.
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Angel Falls - Wikipedia  Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a ... They were not known to the outside world until American aviator Jimmie Angel, ... news of their adventure spread and the waterfall was named Angel Falls in his honor. ... Jump up ^ "Plane Pilot Sights Highest Waterfall in World".
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Will Rogers and Wiley Post crash in Alaska, 1935 | Millard Fillmore's ...  Aug 15, 2008 ... After Mark Twain died, America found another great humorist, ... Will Rogers is most famous today for his sentiment that he never met a man he didn't like. ... Wiley Post was known as one of the best pilots in America. ... On August 15, 1935, their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska, killing them both.
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Lincoln Ellsworth | American explorer | Britannica.com  In 1939 he again flew over Antarctica and named the American Highland in the Indian Ocean quadrant. ... was forced to abandon this scheme in favour of trying to reach the North Pole by airplane. In a flight (1925) with the American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth he arrived to within 150 .... airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying).
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100 Years of Sustained Power Flight History - Federal Aviation ...  a rudder but no engine the doctor flew his invention from NJ to Long Island ... Curtiss makes the first water takeoff & landing at San Diego in his Hydro .... Lt. Oakley Kelly & Lt. John Macready of the U.S. Army Air Service complete nonstop ... First flight to use instruments USAS Lts. E.H. Bardsdale & E. Jones fly 575 miles from.
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Victoria Falls (Zambia & Zimbabwe, Africa) [also called Mosi-oa-Tunya]  Victoria Falls is possibly the largest singular waterfall in the world. The falls was also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, which translates to "the smoke that thunders" in...
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Jimmie Angel - Wikipedia  James Crawford "Jimmie" Angel (August 1, 1899  December 8, 1956) was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world, is named. ... Partly clouded view of the Angel Falls discovered by Angel.
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Highest Waterfall in the World - Factual Facts  Angel Falls was discovered by an American aviator named Jimmy Angel, who was looking for gold when he first saw the falls in 1935. ... In 2009, Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, called for the waterfall to be renamed using the...
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Angel Falls - Beautiful World  Angel Falls, the worlds highest waterfall, has a total recorded height of 979m (3212ft). ... Located in Canaima National Park, the second largest national park in Venezuela, the waterfall ... In 1994, UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site.
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Interview with Erik Weihenmayer, Mountain Climber and Former ...  Erik Weihenmayer, an AFB CareerConnect mentor, is a world class athlete. On May 25th, 2001, he became the first blind man in history to reach the summit of the worlds highest mountain, Mount Everest. ... when he stood on top of Mt. Kosciusko in Australia, Erik completed his 7-year quest to climb the Seven Summits-the...
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Victoria Falls | Seven Natural Wonders  Also called Mosi-oa-Tunya meaning smoke that thunders. Largest ... of the World. Statistically speaking, it is the largest waterfall in the world. .... The Seven Natural Wonders of Africa were declared February 11, 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania.
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Angel Falls - New World Encyclopedia  Angel falls is estimated to be 15 times as high as America's Niagara Falls. ... 1 Discovery and history; 2 Environment ... not known to the Western world until it was visited in 1935 by the American aviator, James Crawford Angel, ... In the indigenous Pemn language Kerepakupai-mer means "waterfall of the deepest place.".
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Angel Falls | World's Highest Waterfall - Extreme Science  Then United States pilot Jimmie Angel was flying over the area in 1935 when he landed on the ... stuck and rusting upon the mountain as a monument to his discovery. ... Angel Falls plunges 3,212 feet, with the longest single drop of 2,648 feet ... kind which are scattered about the Guiana Highlands of southeast Venezuela.
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Ribbon Fall - Wikipedia  Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. ... It is the tallest, continuous falls waterfall in the United States. The top of...
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Angel Falls | waterfall, Venezuela | Britannica.com  Angel Falls, Spanish Salto ngel, also called Salto Churn Mer, waterfall in the ... The highest waterfall in the world, the cataract drops 3,212 feet (979 metres) ... Learn More in these related articles: .... The second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of the Earth. ... Natural Wonders.
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South America Splendor - Meet Me Under The Moon  Feb 14, 2016 ... ... over the area in 1935 when he landed on the top of a lone mountain in search of gold. ... Angel Falls plunges 3,212 feet, with the longest single drop of 2,648 feet (979m/807m) from the top of a mesa, or what the natives call a Tepuyi. ... are scattered about the Guiana Highlands of southeast Venezuela.
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The Flying Frankenstein: Aviator Charles Lindbergh was obsessed ...  1927 - Charles Lindbergh - The Aviator Became Famous For Making The First Solo ..... Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, ..... Charles Lindbergh is credited for becoming the first person to fly solo across...
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Waterfalls | Visit California  It's a challenging hike to the top of the 2425-foot/729-meter falls, but ... Valley scores three spots for Yosemite Falls, Sentinel Fall, and Ribbon Fall. Yosemite Falls holds the undisputed title of the tallest waterfall in North America. ... Tuolumne and Yosemite Gold Country: Exploring Yosemite National Park and Beyond.