Niagara Falls (waterfall)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Niagara_Falls_(waterfall)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:waterfall
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 12 million
gptkbp:averageSpeed	2,400 m³/s
gptkbp:consistsOf	gptkb:American_Falls gptkb:Horseshoe_Falls gptkb:Bridal_Veil_Falls
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:Lewiston-Queenston_Bridge gptkb:Rainbow_Bridge gptkb:Whirlpool_Rapids_Bridge
gptkbp:drainedBy	gptkb:Niagara_River
gptkbp:erosionRate	about 1 foot per year (historically)
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Superman_II gptkb:Niagara_(1953_film)
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans	gptkb:Father_Louis_Hennepin
gptkbp:firstEuropeanVisitYear	1678
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Niagara_River
gptkbp:geologicalAge	about 12,000 years
gptkbp:height	51 meters
gptkbp:highestDrop	51 meters (Horseshoe Falls)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Niagara Falls (waterfall)
gptkbp:inPopularCulture	featured in many films and TV shows
gptkbp:latitude	43.0799° N
gptkbp:locatedIn	border of Ontario, Canada and New York, USA
gptkbp:longitude	79.0747° W
gptkbp:nearby	gptkb:Cave_of_the_Winds gptkb:Journey_Behind_the_Falls gptkb:Maid_of_the_Mist gptkb:Niagara_SkyWheel gptkb:Skylon_Tower gptkb:Observation_Tower
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_Ontario gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_New_York
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Honeymoon_Capital_of_the_World
gptkbp:notableEvent	Charles Blondin crossed on a tightrope (1859) Annie Edson Taylor survived going over the falls in a barrel (1901)
gptkbp:notableFor	hydroelectric power natural beauty tourism
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Niagara_Falls_State_Park gptkb:Queen_Victoria_Park
gptkbp:region	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Lake_Erie gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:touristAttraction	true
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	false
gptkbp:waterSource	gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkbp:width	American Falls: 320 meters Bridal Veil Falls: 17 meters Horseshoe Falls: 790 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Falls_Avenue
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6