One of the most famous and famous waterfalls of the world - Niagara - amazing imagination even in photographs. What to say about what you experience, looking at him live. Every year, about 12 million tourists from the USA, Canada and other countries of the world arrive at the Niagara Falls every year.
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The location of Niagara Falls is as very remarkable. The fact is that it is located on the very border of the United States and Canada. Each of the sides of the border is located in the town of Niagara Falls. Despite the same names, one of the cities is located in the state of New York USA, and the other in Ontario Canada.
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The famous Niagara Falls is part of the largest water system consisting of great lakes, sets of channels, rivers for which water moves from one reservoir to another. The Niagara River, giving life to the waterfall, comes from Lake Erie and flows into Ontario. And the Niagara Falls itself consists in fact of three: American, Canadian and the smallest - veil. The Rainbow Bridge, whipped through the gorge in which the Niagara flows, connects the United States and Canada.
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As it is clear from the name, the American waterfall is from the United States, next to him is located a small island of the moon (or silver), and between him and the goat island dividing the water of the river, is the smaller of the waterfalls - Fata. These objects belong to the United States. But in this place the river makes a sharp turn by almost 90 degrees, and the Canadian waterfall due to the unusual form of the semicircle is also called undercover.
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If you want to see the Niagara Falls in all its glory, then you need to come here in the summer - then the water level is highest and strong. The hydroelectric power plants are located above the flow, which also affect the water level in the waterfall. Because of the goat island, the flow of water in American waterfall is weaker than in Canadian.
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For tourists, all conditions have been created here - only 20 minutes drive is the airport where the bulk of tourists arrives. For the convenience of coming to admire the waterfall from each side, viewing platforms are equipped. You can also purchase a ticket for a special cruise ship that takes you on the water to the place where you can even feel the spray from the waterfall and admire this impressive spectacle from below, appreciating the entire power of the depth water. Do not forget to capture a raincoat with you, since otherwise you will flick to the thread.
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The beauty of the Niagara Falls can be seen from the rides, such as the Ferris Wheel or the Observation Tower, overlooking all the waterfalls included in the complex. The most impressive spectacle appears in the summer until midnight, when the jet of water is highlighted by different colors with the help of special spotlights. Not less than impressions can be obtained if you rise above the waterfall in a balloon or ride on a special elevator to three tunnels, from where a delicious view of the waterfall, water splashes and a rainbow is born in these splashes.
The name of Niagara Falls is translated as "Thunder of Water". It is believed that it comes from the word "onguiaahra" from the old language of the Iroquois. When visiting the waterfall, safety measures should be strictly observed, as its water is stormy and dangerous, they have repeatedly become the cause of the death of many people.
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