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− | [[Image:Hopetoun falls.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Hopetoun Falls near [[Otway National Park]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]]]
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− | A '''waterfall''' is usually a [[geology|geological]] [[geologic formation|formation]] resulting from water, often in the form of a [[stream]], flowing over an [[erosion]]-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. Waterfalls may also be artificial, and they are sometimes created as [[garden]] and [[landscape]] ornament.
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− | Some waterfalls form in [[mountain]] environments where [[erosion]] is rapid and stream courses may be subject to sudden and catastrophic change. In such cases, the waterfall may not be the end product of many years of water action over a region, but rather the result of relatively sudden geological processes such as [[landslide]]s, [[Geologic fault|fault]]s or [[volcano|volcanic action]].
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− | == See Also ==
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− | [[Indoor waterfall]]
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− | ==External links==
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− | {{commons|waterfall}}
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− | *[http://www.world-waterfalls.com/ World Waterfall Database]
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− | [[Category:Waterfalls|*]]
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− | [[Category:Nature]]
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− | [[Category:Ecology]]
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− | [[Category:Ecotourism]]
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− | [[zh-min-nan:Chúi-chhiâng]]
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− | [[ca:Cascada]]
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− | [[cs:Vodopád]]
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− | [[da:Vandfald]]
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− | [[de:Wasserfall]]
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− | [[et:Juga]]
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− | [[es:Cascada]]
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− | [[eo:Akvofalo]]
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− | [[eu:Ur-jauzi]]
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− | [[fr:Chute d'eau]]
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− | [[gd:Eas]]
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− | [[gl:Fervenza]]
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− | [[gu:ધોધ]]
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− | [[ko:폭포]]
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− | [[id:Air terjun]]
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− | [[is:Foss]]
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− | [[it:Cascata]]
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− | [[he:מפל מים]]
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− | [[la:Cataracta]]
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− | [[lt:Krioklys]]
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− | [[nl:Waterval]]
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− | [[ja:滝]]
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− | [[no:Foss]]
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− | [[pl:Wodospad]]
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− | [[pt:Cachoeira]]
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− | [[ru:Водопад]]
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− | [[simple:Waterfall]]
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− | [[sl:Slap]]
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− | [[su:Curug]]
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− | [[fi:Vesiputous]]
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− | [[sv:Vattenfall]]
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− | [[vi:Thác]]
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− | [[chr:ᎠᎹᏍᎧᎦᎯ]]
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− | [[tr:Şelâle]]
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− | [[uk:Водоспад]]
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− | [[zh:瀑布]]
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