Niagara Falls - Amazing Power and Beauty!

by **issarosette** Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:25 am

The Niagara Falls are massive waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York, 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side of the border and American Falls on the United States side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls also is located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island. Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly-formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean.

While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average. It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 1800s.

Peak numbers of visitors occur in the summertime, when Niagara Falls are both a daytime and evening attraction. From the Canadian side, floodlights illuminate both sides of the Falls for several hours after dark (until midnight). The number of visitors in 2008 is expected to total 20 million and by 2009, the annual rate is expected to top 28 million tourists a year. The oldest and best known tourist attraction at Niagara Falls is the Maid of the Mist boat cruise, named for an ancient Ongiara Indian mythical character, which has carried passengers into the whirlpools beneath the Falls since 1846. Cruise boats operate from boat docks on both sides of the falls.

by **pegasus202** Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:12 am

thats the beauty of ontario...boundary of USA...other side is NEW YORK...

by **gone_the_force** Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:43 pm

cz issa thank's for sharing the photo...

by **cuttee** Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:48 am

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by **pegasus202** Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:01 pm

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by **rx_force** Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:50 am

wow! amazingly beautiful! makapunta nga jan...hmmmm...kelan kaya
thanks bro pega ang cz issa kew for sharing these to us...

by **enella** Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:29 pm

Wow ang ganda... Very Happy

by **guyang** Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:46 am

nice place and one of the world's tourist spot niagara falls located at ontario, canada thanks for the info and sharing the pictures cz issatoh and bro pega thumbs up