Kaieteur Falls, Guyana

Kaieteur Falls, on the Potaro River in Guyana, drops 226 metres in a single sheer plunge, making it one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world. The falls sit in the rainforest of Kaieteur National Park, served by Kaieteur International Airport, about a 15-minute walk from the top of the falls, with frequent flights to Georgetown. With an average flow of 663 cubic metres per second, it has a combination of height and water volume that few falls match, and it is about four and a half times the height of Niagara Falls.