Located on the western edge of Alagoas state, about 300 km upstream from the mouth of the São Francisco River in northeastern Brazil, this three-tiered waterfall has a drop of about 80 m. It is very similar to Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Africa. The area around the waterfall is a national park. However, the São Francisco River Hydroelectric Company was founded in 1945 and built a power plant that uses the waterfall, so the waterfall is destined to disappear in the near future. January and February are ideal for sightseeing, as there is a lot of water. [Nishizawa Toshie] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
ブラジル北東部を流れるサン・フランシスコ川の河口から約300km上流,アラゴアス州の西端にある,3段からなる落差約80mの滝。アフリカのザンベジ川にあるビクトリア滝によく似ている。滝の周辺は国立公園になっている。しかし,1945年サン・フランシスコ川水力発電会社が創設され,この滝を利用した発電所が建設されたので,近い将来,滝は姿を消す運命にある。1~2月は水量が多く,観光に最適である。【西沢 利栄】
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