Kaieteur National Park

national park, Guyana

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Kaieteur National Park is located in west-central Guyana and was established in 1930. Its primary feature is Kaieteur Falls, a spectacular cataract on the Potaro River. The falls have a sheer drop of 741 feet (226 meters) over a sandstone plateau, followed by an additional 81 feet (25 meters) descent through an eroded gorge. The falls are between 300 and 350 feet (90 to 105 meters) wide at the top. Visitors typically reach the park via chartered aircraft from Georgetown, though a road and river expedition is also an option. The falls were first sighted by British geologist C. Barrington Brown in 1870.12

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Kaieteur Falls
…the central feature of the Kaieteur National Park (established 1930). Tourists usually visit the site by chartered aircraft from Georgetown, but a road and river expedition is also possible. The falls were sighted by C. Barrington Brown, a British geologist, in 1870.
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…the central feature of the Kaieteur National Park (established 1930). Tourists usually visit the site by chartered aircraft from Georgetown, but a road and river expedition is also possible. The falls were sighted by C. Barrington Brown, a British geologist, in 1870.
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