Size comparison
How tall is Angel Falls?
Angel Falls is 979 m · 3,212 ft tall.
Angel Falls at true scale
- Angel Falls 979 m · 3,212 ft
- Empire State Building 381 m · 1,250 ft
- Queen Mary 2 345 m · 1,132 ft
- Eiffel Tower 330 m · 1,083 ft
Angel Falls (blue) beside the Empire State Building, the Queen Mary 2 and the Eiffel Tower, all on one scale.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica gives its drop as 3,212 ft (979 m), with a width of about 500 ft at the base. That drop is taller than the Burj Khalifa’s 828 m.
Compared with familiar things
- Angel Falls is about 2.6× the Empire State Building (381 m · 1,250 ft).
- Angel Falls is about 2.8× the Queen Mary 2 (345 m · 1,132 ft).
- Angel Falls is about 3.0× the Eiffel Tower (330 m · 1,083 ft).
- Angel Falls is about 1.2× the Burj Khalifa (828 m · 2,717 ft).
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Height of the drop: 979 m · 3,212 ft. Britannica: the cataract drops 3,212 feet (979 metres), the highest waterfall in the world.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Angel Falls (reference work). Checked 2026-09-28. The silhouette is scaled so this measurement is exact; its other proportions are illustrative.