Niagara Falls is a wonderful place,that many people visit every year.
Let’s find out more the Niagara Falls!
- The word Niagara comes from an iroquois’ word which means “the strait”.
- In the last 12.000 years the Niagara Falls has moved 7miles.
- Niagara Falls are made up of 3 falls.
- The fall that create the Niagara Falls are the following ones: the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and the Horseshoe Falls.
- Th Horseshoe Falls are the largest ones.
- The Bridal Veil Fallswere naed like this for its resemblance to a bride’s veil.
- The first person who survived a trip over the Niagara Falls was a63-year-old schoolteacher.
- She actually had a friend with her: her cat.
- She actually loaded herself with her cat in a barell.
- Her name was Annie Taylor and it happened in 1901.
- But toay it’s illegal to make an attempt to go over the Falls.
- The fine costs 10.000 $.
- The Falls stopped once.
- This happened in 191848 for 30 hours.
- The ice from Lake Erie jammed at the source of the rier.
- Over 8 million visitor visit Niagara Falls State Park annually.
- Niagara Falls vertical height is over 176 feet in some parts.
- The American and Bridal Veil Falls were turned off in 1969 by the U.S.A. to study the effectsof erosion.
- There are plans for this to happen again.
- When this will happen again the U.S.A. wans to rebuil 2 bridges 115-year-old.
- Cave of the Winds is located ta Niagara Falls State Parks.
- It is torn down and rebuilt every year.
- The Niagara Falls were born more than 12.000 years ago.
- Back then was the end of the last glacial period.
- Niagara Falls don’t freeze during the winter, so you can visit them.
- The peak periods of flow is in the summer and the fall.
- uring theseperiods more than 700.000 galloons of water pour per second over the Niagara Falls.
- Four of the five Great Lakes drain into the Niagara River before emptying into Lake Ontario.
- These five Great Lakes make up almost 1/5th of the world’s fresh water supply.
