Kalandula Falls

Kalandula Falls
Quedas de Kalandula
Kalandula Falls
Location	Calandula, Angola
Coordinates	9°4′33″S 16°0′12″E / 9.07583°S 16.00333°E / -9.07583; 16.00333Coordinates: 9°4′33″S 16°0′12″E / 9.07583°S 16.00333°E / -9.07583; 16.00333
Total height	105 m (344 ft)
Total width	400 m (1,300 ft)
Watercourse	Lucala

Kalandula Falls (formerly Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in the municipality of Kalandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are 105 meters (344 feet) high and 400 meters (1,300 feet) wide.^[1] They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa.^[2][3] The distance from Luanda is 360 km.

Gallery

• A visit to the Kalandula Falls in Kacimbo (dry season)
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  Welcome to the Kalandula Waterfalls
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  Approaching the Kalandula Falls edge—in dry season
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  The water comes from all sides
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  Water flows thru the rocks to the edge, rocks which are abraded by the omnipresent waters outside of Kacimbo
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  Standing on the edge, watching the force of nature
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  Broad streams of water falling down
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  The water forms hills of the stones ground out of the mountain
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  The waterfall is actually a quarry
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  Spraying water over bushes and tart-like rocks
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  A closer look at the terraces formed by the Kalandula water fall
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  The Lucala River continues after the Kalandula Falls into the plains
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  There are visitor places on both sides of the canyon formed by the Kalandula Falls
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  Ending the visit to the falls over the rocks washed by the abundant waters flowing in the wet season. This visit was in the dry season - Kacimbo, as the Angolans say

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External links

Media related to Kalandula Falls at Wikimedia Commons