Niagara Falls (waterfalls)

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:waterfall
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 12 million
gptkbp:averageSpeed	2,400 m³/s
gptkbp:boatTour	gptkb:Hornblower_Niagara_Cruises gptkb:Maid_of_the_Mist
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:erosionRate	about 1 foot per year (historically)
gptkbp:famousFor	natural beauty honeymoon destination powerful water flow
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_At_World's_End gptkb:Superman_II gptkb:Niagara_(1953_film)
gptkbp:firstEuropeanDescription	Father Louis Hennepin, 1678
gptkbp:flowsThrough	gptkb:Lake_Erie gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Niagara_River
gptkbp:geologicalAge	about 12,000 years old
gptkbp:height	51 meters
gptkbp:highestFlowRecorded	6,800 m³/s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Niagara Falls (waterfalls)
gptkbp:illuminatedBy	true
gptkbp:latitude	43.0799° N
gptkbp:locatedIn	border of Ontario, Canada and New York, United States
gptkbp:longitude	79.0747° W
gptkbp:nameOrigin	Iroquoian word 'Onguiaahra'
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_Ontario gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_New_York
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Nik_Wallenda_tightrope_walk,_2012 Annie Edson Taylor survived going over the falls in a barrel, 1901
gptkbp:notableFeature	mist and rainbows gorge formation roaring sound
gptkbp:postalCode	gptkb:14303_(New_York) gptkb:L2E_(Ontario)
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:1887_(Niagara_Parks_Commission) 1885 (Niagara Falls State Park)
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Niagara_Parks_Commission gptkb:Niagara_Falls_State_Park
gptkbp:touristAttraction	19th century true
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	not designated
gptkbp:usedFor	hydroelectric power generation
gptkbp:width	1,204 meters (Horseshoe Falls)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_Ontario
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5