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Angel Falls vs Grand Canyon

Angel Falls vs Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon is larger on height
Grand Canyon is 1.9× Angel Falls on height.

Angel Falls and Grand Canyon can be compared on 2 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Angel Falls Grand Canyon
Height 807–979 m 1,857 m
Width 150 m 0.3–29 km

What the numbers say

  • Grand Canyon is 1.9× Angel Falls on height.
  • Grand Canyon is 110× Angel Falls on width.

Height compared.

Grand Canyon 1,857 m
Angel Falls 807–979 m

Angel Falls

The world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, dropping from Auyán-tepui in Venezuela.

Grand Canyon

A canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, exposing nearly two billion years of rock.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Angel Falls or Grand Canyon?
Grand Canyon is 1.9× Angel Falls on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Angel Fallss and Grand Canyons compare on width?
Angel Falls: 150 m. Grand Canyon: 0.3–29 km. Grand Canyon is 110× Angel Falls on width.

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Sources

  1. United States Geological Survey — USGS (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked