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Vaipō Waterfall

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Type
  
Horsetail

Average flow rate
  
1 m³/s / 25 ft³/s

World height ranking
  
199

Total height
  
350 m / 1148 ft

Longest drop
  
350 m / 1148 ft

Number of drops
  
1

Location
  
Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

Vaipo Waterfall (also Ahuii or Ahuei) is a waterfall on the island of Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas of French Polynesia. It is a horsetail-type waterfall with a single drop of height 1148 ft (350 m), making it the tallest waterfall in Polynesia outside of New Zealand and Hawaii.

The waterfall lies in Hakaui Valley. The top of the waterfall is basalt, from which the water spouts as a single jet from its gouged channel. Before reaching the bottom of the fall, the water vaporizes into mist which coats the walls of the canyon, giving them a glossy sheen.

References

Vaipō Waterfall Wikipedia