Maletsunyane Falls is a
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
in the
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
n country
Lesotho.
It is located near the town of
Semonkong (''Site of smoke''), which also is named after the falls.
The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt.
The plunging water creates a reverberating echo when it contact the basin of the falls, and local legend has it that the sound comes from the wailing of people who have drowned in the falls.
In December 2017, the Australian YouTube channel
How Ridiculous broke the record for the world's highest basketball shot at Maletsunyane Falls. This stands as the current world record.
[World Record Basketball Shot 200m (660 feet) Guinness World Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trW9rxpSBxA]
The Maletsunyane Falls first Guinness Record was for the "World's longest commercially operated abseil", managed by Semonkong Lodge, with a height of .
See also
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List of waterfalls
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List of waterfalls by type
The following is a list of waterfalls by type.
* Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
References
Waterfalls of Lesotho
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