Landscapes

Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat

Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

Cataratas do Iguaçu [Portuguese]
Cataratas del Iguazú [Spanish]
Chororõ Yguasu [Guarani]
Garganta do Diabo [Portuguese]
Garganta del Diablo [Spanish]
Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat

General Information

landscape overview
Iguazu Falls
landscape type
waterfall
physiographic region
Americas » Parana-Paraguay Plain » Argentine Mesopotamia
biome
ever-humid subtropics

Location

America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu » Mixed-East Region » Bairro Parque Nacional
America » Latin America » South America » Argentina » Misiones » Departament Iguazú » Puerto Iguazú
local language location name
Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil [Portuguese]
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina [Spanish]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Iguaçu National Park
type
natural
criteria
VII, X
designation
reference
355
Iguazú National Park
type
natural
criteria
VII, X
designation
reference
303

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,944 × 3,180  pixel
50.3 × 26.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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